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by rolph 989 days ago
what does algolia search do now that it didnt do before; what does it no longer do; and how does this version change influence UX on HN ?

How does this stand to benefit algolia ?

i for one, was having no problems with the search, what made this nessecary ?
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JdeBP 989 days ago
You are erroneously assuming that the update was for reasons visible to end users like you.

I am sure that Hacker News commenters are a vast mine of "Well, one day we were updating to the new machine to finally get rid of the one with the knackered RAID controller …" type anecdotes illustrating not only the other reasons that upgrades happen but also what can occur when they are performed.

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rolph 989 days ago
>>You are erroneously assuming that the update was for reasons visible to end users like you.<<

asking about something, is not assuming it is true.

asking is about receiving information to clarify murk.

there are a lot of others comments, that are accusations of bad faith, and seem to be doing well.

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throwaway11004 989 days ago
The HN search is a demo/advertisement of Algolia search engine that they run for free. They can update it even if you didn't need any updates.
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rolph 989 days ago
so what i want to know in basic language is, why was the update nessecary?

security holes?

new features?

new shiny version, is better by default?

previous version was deficient with respect to 'modern' tech?

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