Web Developer.com(r) Guide to Search Engines (Paperback)

by Wes Sonnenreich (Author), Tim Macinta (Author)

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Product Description
This comprehensive reference teaches readers how to choose the right engine or directory for their search, as well as how to select and implement the best engine to run behind a site. Companion Web site contains freeware, shareware, and a demo version of a commercial search engine, as well as examples used throughout the book.

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This comprehensive reference teaches readers how to choose the right engine or directory for their search, as well as how to select and implement the best engine to run behind a site. Companion Web site contains freeware, shareware, and a demo version of a commercial search engine, as well as examples used throughout the book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471246387
• ISBN-13: 978-0471246381
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,266,609 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete rip-off !, December 1, 1999

By A Customer

The Java search project is not available as the book claims. The Java code in the book is of *lousy* quality. The project's design is so bad that it would require and entire redesign/rewrite to make it work. Publisher claims the author's can't be found. A real piece of work!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great tool for designing search engines, May 31, 2001

By	John Perrine (Gaithersburg, MD (USA)) - See all my reviews

I used this textbook to implement a search engine for my company's modest intranet. The textbook is direct and straightforward which allowed me to get a search engine operational by the second day of having the book. The chapters are segmented for exactly the information you need. In fact, the author tells you at the beginning of each chapter if you should read the chapter or skip ahead. This allows the book to be useful for the novice to advance programmer. The textbook is also written with a very animated active voice, which makes the reading entertaining. I found this book to be an excellent resource for my needs and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in implementing their own search engine for their inter/intranet. One of the biggest advantages of the text book was the companion website which offered source code and additional help. I was even able to receive direct help from the author, Tim Macinta. I really got my monies worth on this purchase.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid information on complex programs, October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This book has some fun background on Web Searching, though it doesn't give enough credit to the years of research in Information Retrieval.

If you have any of the site search products covered in this book -- AltaVista Intranet, Excite for Web Servers, Harvest, ht://Dig, Phantom or Ultraseek, the book provides excellent and detailed instructions.