How to get started with ElasticsearchMay 12, 2019
Want to starting learn about Elasticsearch and how to use it to make applications, but don't know where to start? Well, you're in the right spot - keep reading!
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Write queries quickly, that run quickly? Sling advanced filtering, aggregation, and scripting queries like a modern day Merlin?
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Why use an Elasticsearch Library for .NET?May 10, 2019
Even though Elasticsearch offers a comprehensive REST API, there are benefits to using a strongly-typed library like NEST.
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Analyzing Git History with ElasticsearchMay 05, 2019
I imported the git history from Dev.to into Elasticsearch, and did some basic analysis on the data in Kibana.
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Importing Git History to ElasticsearchMay 04, 2019
Ever wanted to explore source control changes with Elasticsearch? Below are the steps I took for importing a repository via the bulk API.
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Three things to know about Regexp in ElasticsearchMay 03, 2019
Regular Expressions in Elasticsearch behave differently, and have some interesting and noteworthy points that are worth knowing.
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Dev Resources for ElasticsearchMay 02, 2019
This is a collection of my favorite development resources for staying in touch with the latest Elasticsearch news, and interesting tidbits.
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Quickstart Guide: Elastic Stack for DevsApril 23, 2019
This guide will step you through getting a basic Elastic Stack up and running with data in just a few minutes. This environment won't be secured or tuned for production, but it's a great place to start.
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Elastic URI Search, no field prefix?April 22, 2019
I ran into an situation where an Elastic URI Search with no field prefix gave me decent looking results, but I didn't know how those results we gathered so I did a bit of documentation diving and learned a couple new things!
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Elasticsearch is not just for search!January 02, 2019
Elasticsearch is often described as an open-source, scalable, full-text search and analytics engine. This is true, but this sentence doesn’t really tell you much about what developers actually do with it.
So, what do developers do with it? Well, let me tell you!
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3 Reasons not to use the URI SearchJanuary 03, 2018
There are two main ways of querying data in Elasticsearch. The URI Search is simple and convenient, and the Query DSL is verbose but powerful. In this post, we'll look at the pros and cons of each, and I'll tell you why you should just stick to the Query DSL.
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