Search functionality often relies on big datasets running on powerful remote server clusters.
But are they necessary?
What if you could just generate a search index, distribute it, and then run it in your user's browsers. Why would that be a good idea? What would be the pitfalls? Would your autosuggest thank you?
Node.js lets you run search indexes that live and update on the client- this talk will show you how.
Search functionality often relies on big datasets running on powerful remote server clusters.
But are they necessary?
What if you could just generate a search index, distribute it, and then run it in your user's browsers. Why would that be a good idea? What would be the pitfalls? Would your autosuggest thank you?
Node.js lets you run search indexes that live and update on the client- this talk will show you how.