wayy

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by wayy 4y ago
We will support troubleshooting type searches in the future. It's just not available right now.
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by wayy 4y ago
We are absolutely experimenting with non-text inputs (and outputs as you can see). A big problem we see in mainstream search engines is that syntax is not parsed well. Understanding code as context for the query could be huge for developer
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by wayy 4y ago
You're right in that moving away from Google is a huge behavioral change. While our model does prefer natural language queries, what I was really referring to are the different categories of developer searches. Ad-hoc how-tos are a typ
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by wayy 4y ago
Thanks for trying it out - we're still pretty early so the code search feature won't be perfect. The model works best with natural language queries, however, so you might find better results by giving the search engine more to wor
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by wayy 4y ago
We have considered blacklists but haven't looked into Goggles yet. Thanks for mentioning this
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by wayy 4y ago
We only collect anonymous queries + explicit feedback provided. No data is material to you. The privacy page was made pretty early on - we'll update it to be more precise. Thanks for pointing this out.
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by wayy 4y ago
Yep, the current loading bar attempts to do that (replaced by the slowest generated answer when available). Definitely looking into new ways to improve speed + loading experience if necessary.
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by wayy 4y ago
Good catch, we'll disable it
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by wayy 4y ago
To comment on the dynamic DOM - we're displaying up to three answer types (text, code, links) for each question. We're loading them independently to get information to the user as fast as possible. The alternative (in this state)
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by wayy 4y ago
Right now we're primarily focused on building a search tool that developers love. Would love to chat more about your experience - shoot us an email at founders@sayhello.so
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by wayy 4y ago
We've tested it on the latest version of Safari. Maybe try on an updated browser?
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by wayy 4y ago
I agree that software documentation is constantly changing and a mechanism for evaluating the "freshness" of an answer could be very useful. Right now we provide an easy way to find the source of a code snippet but source attribut
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by wayy 4y ago
Ah, I see what you mean. We'll look into focusing the search field or changing the text to be less ambiguous.
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by wayy 4y ago
Thanks for trying it out and good point - we'll look into adding version info
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by wayy 4y ago
The description of the steps you took is super helpful feedback - thanks! Hello performs best on "how-to" questions at the moment. We're still working to improve troubleshooting type queries.
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by wayy 4y ago
Just installed Brave and it seems to work even with Shields up. The site is under load so maybe try again. Are any of the other things (answer/explanation, code snippet, links) loading for you?
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by wayy 4y ago
We've actually had a bit of feedback related to IDE integration. We're focusing on developing the search technology itself right now but vscode plugin could be interesting to look at in the future.
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by wayy 4y ago
In the works :)
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by wayy 4y ago
We’re still very early - of course it can't be as good. Could you tell me what you were trying to do and how it didn't work for you?
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by wayy 4y ago
Thanks for the feedback - I agree that explanations aren't the most appropriate for every kind of search. We're definitely considering different forms of search inputs and outputs (text, code, lists, etc.)
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by wayy 4y ago
Our initial prototype focused on conversational search, with the ability to ask follow-up questions. Here's a rather trivial example: Q: "Who founded Y Combinator?" A: "Paul Graham founded Y Combinator with Jessica Livin
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by wayy 4y ago
Thanks for letting us know. We're under load too so I'm not surprised there are some hiccups. I just tested with Chrome Version 103.0.5060.66 and the fetch works - will have to investigate the latest Chrome version later.
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Launch HN: Hello (YC S22) – A search engine for developers
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