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How We Improved Search Accuracy by Indexing Keywords Extracted From Descriptions

We show that instead of using long text like description for scoring, using keywords extracted from description leads to significant improvement in accuracy.

Alexander Kingson 4 min read Sep 11, 2026
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How We Reduced Search Latency from 10 Seconds to Under 2 Seconds Without Adding Hardware

A search application had an annoying performance problem — some requests took over 10 seconds, yet the cluster looked healthy. Here is how we found the real cause and fixed it without touching the hardware.

Alexander Kingson 4 min read Jun 29, 2026