ALTERNATE UNIVERSE DEV

The Craft of Open Source

Jason Bosco, Typesense

What does it take to build a good open-source search engine? We find out in this focus episode on Typesense. Ben Rometsch, CEO of Flagsmith, sits down for a lively discussion on Typesense's search engine technology with its co-creator, Jason Bosco. Jason discusses the origin of Typesense and their design choices, including the unusual choice of using C++ for its creation. We also hear about their decision to go open source and how the community is helping them refine their product. This is an episode you must not miss if you want to learn more about open source and search engine design.

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