Hi Michael, One option for you might be the O'Reilly "Introduction to Search with Sphinx" book: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596809539.do
It's quite Sphinx-specific, but in the process it also brings you up to speed about search in general. -Timo On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 04:33, michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in the process of developing a vertical price comparison website > with a partner. > > He is doing all the front- and back-end coding – my contribution is > the idea, graphic design, interface design, marketing, etc. > > The site is focused on something which has been my passion for many > years, whereas he is very new to it. So whilst he appears to be doing > a great job, he is new to both Sphinx and the category itself, which > means he has a pretty steep learning curve to negotiate. And he's not > particularly good at explaining to me what he is doing in non- > technical language which I can understand. > > The search results the site returns are pretty good most of the time. > But I certainly recognise instances where they could be better. In > those instances I would be much better at identifying why the results > weren't optimal, and be able to suggest strategies we could employ to > improve them, if I had a reasonable high-level understanding of the > logic behind search engines, and that of Sphinx in particular. > > Whilst I am not a coder, I have a mind that works a lot like those of > the coders I know (I have physics and law degrees). So I'm not afraid > of relatively difficult conceptual stuff, but I don't have sufficient > knowledge of computer languages and the terminology they employ to > make much headway with the resources I have come across so far. > > Can anybody suggest any resource which discusses search engines (or > Sphinx) with somebody like me in mind? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thinking Sphinx" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/thinking-sphinx?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thinking Sphinx" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thinking-sphinx?hl=en.
