99 Problems, But The Search Ain’t One
Slides and video from UK PHP presentation by Andrei Zmievski on ElasticSearch.
From the webpage:
ElasticSearch is the new kid on the search block. Built on top of Lucene and adhering to the best concepts of so-called NoSQL movement, ElasticSearch is a distributed, highly available, fast RESTful search engine, ready to be plugged into Web applications. Come to this session and learn how to set up, index, search, and tune ElasticSearch in less time than it takes to order a latte (disclaimer: at sufficiently busy central Starbucks locations. Side effects may include euphoria, stuff getting done, and extra time to spend with girlfriend).
While I appreciate an optimistic (enthusiastic?) presentation and I like ElasticSearch, predictions of the end of searching problems is a bit premature. 😉
I commend the article to you but would note that the search problems addressed by topic maps, such as:
- Different identifications of the same subject
- Re-use of the same identifiers for different subjects
- Inability to reliably merge indexes from more than one source
All remain with ElasticSearch.