The blog traces how search actually evolved. Every algorithm exists because the previous one had a specific flaw and a new one came into existence to fix it.
I went deep over a month to understand how to build a real retrieval pipeline. What algorithms exist, why they exist, and what problem each one was solving when it was invented. Reading this you will come away with a full mental model of how to build a retrieval pipeline for any use case, and how to tune each stage for your specific needs.
The blog traces how search actually evolved. Every algorithm exists because the previous one had a specific flaw and a new one came into existence to fix it. I went deep over a month to understand how to build a real retrieval pipeline. What algorithms exist, why they exist, and what problem each one was solving when it was invented. Reading this you will come away with a full mental model of how to build a retrieval pipeline for any use case, and how to tune each stage for your specific needs.