[VIRTUAL] Elasticsearch in an Hour
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Topic:
If you haven't noticed, search has become ubiquitous:
e-commerce sites like Amazon and Netflix have rich product search,
social apps like Facebook and Twitter allow you to easily find your friends,most companies have some sort internal document search,
and last but not least Google gives you instant, pin-point access to all human knowledge.
Nevertheless most developers are not familiar with search technology. Therefore search technology is sometimes used in cases where it is a poor solution and often overlooked in cases where it is the ideal solution.
In this fast-paced discussion we will cover the ins-and-outs of search technology through the example of Elasticsearch, a dominant open source search engine.
Topics covered include understanding the strengths of search technology in comparison with SQL technology indexing and searching documents search engine internals uses for search technology outside of plain ol' search (logging, analytics, recommendations). Attendees will leave with another useful tool that can be applied to their own problems.
Skill Level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced):
Beginner
Speaker:
John Berryman started out in the field of Aerospace Engineering but soon found that he was more interested in math and software than in satellites and aircraft. He soon made the leap into software development specializing in search and recommendation technologies. John is now a Senior Engineer at GitHub and is building out the next generation of code search. He also recently coauthored a tech book, Relevant Search, published by Manning. *The proceeds from the book have mostly paid for the coffee consumed while writing it.
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AGENDA
5:30-6:00 – arrive, socialize, network, hack
6:00-6:15 – introductions, announcements
6:15-7:15 – the main event: coding, learning, speaker, Q&A, etc.
7:15-7:30 – wrap up
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QUESTIONS
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