Ever thought about why most Web3 applications rely on centralized indexing services? Here's the thing—BM25, the battle-tested ranking algorithm powering modern search engines, is now available directly inside PostgreSQL. This changes the game for developers.
The immediate win? You don't need to spin up external search infrastructure anymore. Everything stays within your database layer. Relevance-ranked text search, real ranking capabilities, zero external dependencies. That's a massive shift from the traditional approach where developers had to ship data elsewhere just to get decent search functionality.
For anyone building decentralized applications, this means simpler architecture, lower operational overhead, and more control over your data pipeline. Worth paying attention to.
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WealthCoffee
· 9h ago
Wait, does PostgreSQL have built-in BM25? Isn't this something that should have been available a long time ago... Damn, this really saves a lot of hassle.
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FlippedSignal
· 9h ago
ngl Now web3 devs can breathe a sigh of relief, no need to bother with those messy external services anymore.
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DustCollector
· 9h ago
PG's built-in BM25 search, Web3 developers should really pay attention to it, reducing the hassle of external services.
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ThatsNotARugPull
· 9h ago
ngl this is exactly what I've been wanting... PostgreSQL's built-in BM25 really saves the day, I no longer have to mess around with those crappy indexing services.
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MeltdownSurvivalist
· 9h ago
ngl isn't this just moving the search infrastructure from on-chain back to the database? It still feels like the centralized approach, with a weaker Web3 vibe.
Ever thought about why most Web3 applications rely on centralized indexing services? Here's the thing—BM25, the battle-tested ranking algorithm powering modern search engines, is now available directly inside PostgreSQL. This changes the game for developers.
The immediate win? You don't need to spin up external search infrastructure anymore. Everything stays within your database layer. Relevance-ranked text search, real ranking capabilities, zero external dependencies. That's a massive shift from the traditional approach where developers had to ship data elsewhere just to get decent search functionality.
For anyone building decentralized applications, this means simpler architecture, lower operational overhead, and more control over your data pipeline. Worth paying attention to.