26.Feb.2010 at 16:16 by David Goodwin
Good coverage of the options. Good level of detail. Thanks
'In search of...' - integrating site search systems
Ian Barber (26.Feb.2010 at 15:15)
Talk at PHP UK Conference 2010 (English - UK)
Despite being a key method of navigation on many sites, search functionality often gets the short end of the stick in development, either by handing the job over to Google or just enabling full text search on the appropriate column in the database. In this talk we will look at how full text search actually works, how to integrate local text search engines into your PHP application, and how it's possible to actually provide better and more relevant results than Google itself, at least for your own site.
Quicklink: https://joind.in/1462
Track(s): Auditorium
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26.Feb.2010 at 16:37 by Paul Serby
Very good talk. Nice overview of search engines. Ian has good knowledge of the subject and presented well.
26.Feb.2010 at 16:40 by Dom Udall
Definitely a lot of things to pick up and play with, good talk, good pace, good info, good times!
26.Feb.2010 at 16:44 by Marc Gear
Super talk, ian seemed nervous, but his depth of knowledge shone through. Really good coverage of the content, was a little worried at the beginning that it'd be a cs lesson, but was proved wrong. Ian went through a large range of third party tools you can use, pros and cons, and had lots of detail on how to make your search the best it can be. Well done.
26.Feb.2010 at 16:53 by Chris Williams
Nice clear and in-depth with the level of examples which makes live much easier at 3pm on a Friday afternoon :)
26.Feb.2010 at 20:08 by Andy Thompson
Well covered summary of search engine techniques and technology.
27.Feb.2010 at 08:42 by Dan Field
Very useful look at full text searching options and theory presented clearly by somebody who obviously knows his stuff. Thanks Ian
27.Feb.2010 at 11:52 by Demian
Very well researched and presented, the speaker was clearly an expert on his topic, a joy to listen to.
27.Feb.2010 at 12:13 by Martin Ledgard
Good overview of available solutions. Would have liked to have seen an overall comparison of available features.
27.Feb.2010 at 12:15 by Marcus Baker
A very complete survey of the tools available. Icing on top would have been more advice and stories, and there was no mention of upcoming technologies. Aimed squarely at developers looking for a solution to searching their own content.
27.Feb.2010 at 12:45 by andrea m
One of the few speakers who gave the impression he is a real expert.
27.Feb.2010 at 14:27 by Lorenzo Alberton
Another superb talk by the prof.
I loved the ingenuous solution for the "More like this" related document search.
27.Feb.2010 at 19:18 by Antonios Pavlakis
Very nice. I really enjoyed the intro about search engines and how they work.
01.Mar.2010 at 11:10 by Craig Willis
Excellent. Clear, concise and was very interesting. Covered everything I'd hoped he would cover. Was nice to see someone who knew his subject very well and the examples were very good.
01.Mar.2010 at 13:41 by Alex Luneburg
Really great talk in which I learnt a lot. Ian clearly knows a scary amount about his subject and managed to present all the information in a clear and easy to follow way. Thanks Ian!
01.Mar.2010 at 14:25 by Andrew Collington
One of my favourite talks of the day. Ian appeared very knowledgeable, gave clear and concise source code examples, great ideas and information about the subject.
01.Mar.2010 at 17:30 by Franck Cassedanne
I personally didn't learned anything new on FTS and I would have prefer more in-depth details. I liked the style and presentation skills used -- a quality speaker and overall a very good talk.
26.Feb.2010 at 16:13 by Ivo Jansch
Smart stuff. Like the overview of search engines, helps selection. Also like that it contained detailed theory as well as code samples