Some smart caching and some prioritization of queries. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/google-instant-behind-scenes.html
On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 10:23:23PM +0300, Otandeka Simon Peter wrote: > Any developer who can give us a deep insight on how google has been able to > pull this off? Database lookups of millions of records for millions of > users in real time is no easy feat. > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:38 PM, sanga collins <[email protected]>wrote: > > > LOL@ Tim ... you know the MO on the LUgs list. folks come here to argue. I > > too have been going back and forth with users on other mailling lists i am > > on discussing the hows and whys of googles new search code. SOme are > > comparing it to the matrix! others are happily describing how it helps them > > find porn! and all manner of new and better uses for a trully impressive > > step in search technology. > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Well I suspect you are looking at it as a user rather than a developer > >> then. > >> > >> The reason that Google considered it worthy of a new product launch is > >> that the underlying technology is completely different. To auto > >> complete a text box with some standard entries is complex, but really > >> for an accomplished programmer not that hard. To auto return search > >> results in real time as the user enters text, wow thats hard, believe > >> me. Think about the complexities involved in doing that, and not just > >> doing it for me, but simultaneously doing it for millions of queries. > >> > >> You know guys, I saw an interesting piece of technology, just been > >> unveiled, and decided to share it amongst the different LUG mailing > >> lists I subscribe to. Everyone was really impressed by it, and it led > >> to interesting discussions as to how they were doing it. All except > >> this one, where people either sneered and said they had seen it a long > >> time ago, or they tried to pick a fight. What gives? > >> > >> Tim > >> > >> > >> On 9 September 2010 17:24, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > ya its autocompletely fabulous. > >> > > >> > but seriously its autocomplete, but while autocompleting the search > >> results > >> > dsiplayed change as you add more characters > >> > > >> > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> No it isnt, its much more than auto completion. > >> >> > >> >> According to this: > >> >> > >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/09/google_instant_analysis/ > >> >> > >> >> google unveiled it at its San Francisco headquarters on the morning of > >> >> 8/9/2010 PDT. Its great if they released it in Uganda before the USA, > >> >> but I suspect not. > >> >> > >> >> Thanks > >> >> Tim > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 9 September 2010 17:06, sanga collins <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> > Ii is auto completetion on steriods. The same feature we've had for a > >> >> > while > >> >> > juiced up to return more relevant results faster. > >> >> > > >> >> > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Tim Schofield <[email protected] > >> > > >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On 9 September 2010 16:54, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > On 9 September 2010 14:26, McTim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Tim Schofield < > >> [email protected]> > >> >> >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> >> > Has everybody seen this? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> I've been seeing it for awhile now, thot it was just > >> >> >> >> auto-completion. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Yeah it's been around for a while. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Really? In the UK where I am at the moment its only just been > >> >> >> released. You sure your not thinking about the auto-completion, > >> thats > >> >> >> been around for awhile? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> WebERP Africa Ltd > >> >> >> +447710427049 > >> >> >> +256752963327 > >> >> >> +255784602561 > >> >> >> www.weberpafrica.com > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> LUG mailing list > >> >> >> [email protected] > >> >> >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> >> >> > >> >> >> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> >> >> > >> >> >> All Archives can be found at > >> >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including > >> >> >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in > >> any > >> >> >> way. > >> >> >> --------------------------------------- > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > Sanga M. 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