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19points
8comments
#1,419of 2,533 in 2021
Top 57%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.31.

Performance: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Very fast instant search

    From 2 comments
    • Quite fast. Is there a document/whitepaper which describes how it works?
      java-man on HN
    • Is there an estimate how much memory does this site need to have the full index in memory? I gotta say, I've seen at least one? other Typesense post here on HN at some point and…
      hpeinar on HN
  • Interesting commit messages discovered through search

    From 1 comment
    • Cool project. My second search stumbled upon this gem. Not sure how to link so pasting here: >>>>>>>> Authored by Rusty Russell Committed by Jessica Yu…
      quickthrower2 on HN

Questions

  • How is Typesense's search implemented internally

    From 1 comment
    • Quite fast. Is there a document/whitepaper which describes how it works?
      java-man on HN
  • How much memory is needed to hold the full index

    From 1 comment
    • Is there an estimate how much memory does this site need to have the full index in memory? I gotta say, I've seen at least one? other Typesense post here on HN at some point and…
      hpeinar on HN
  • Can it index PDFs or office documents

    From 1 comment
    • btw does typesense work on attachments e.g pdf's or office docs ?
      dzonga on HN

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