Talking to Computers: The Email

My experience building an app entirely via an LLM

The good, the bad, and the "wow, this app is ugly" in having Claude build me an entire web app from start to finish.

Aug 14, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

July 2024

Haystack 2024 - My Favorite Talks

The search tech conference that gives you useful takeaways.

Jul 9, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

June 2024

Speed to Search Success: Synonyms

Synonyms and alternatives are another way to speed search success.

Jun 14, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

May 2024

Handling Typos to Increase Speed to Success

Typos can be a hassle, but they shouldn't get in the way of a quick, successful search outcome.

May 29, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

Why speed should be your first priority

When it comes to deciding what search and discovery work to do: answer first one question. Will this make my users and customers successful faster?

May 15, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

April 2024

What the Humane AI Pin Launch Can Teach Product Builders

Focus, focus, focus.

Apr 30, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

The Optimal Amount of Irrelevant Search Results is Non-Zero

A few years back, Patrick McKenzie wrote a blog post, "The optimal amount of fraud is non-zero". I've started thinking about how the same applies to…

Apr 22, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

It's Tax Day: How Does the IRS Search Stack Up?

A W-2 out of 5

Apr 15, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

Book Review: AI-Powered Search

I started work in search about a decade ago, and AI was on the margins.

Apr 8, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

March 2024

A simple suggestion to improve search UX

Search suggestions (also known as query suggestions or autocomplete) are a UX touch for search that provide suggestions on queries when a searcher is…

Mar 25, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

Three lines that define search

How three different spectrums define how we can think of search and discovery.

Mar 18, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates

Book Review: Building Machine Learning Powered Applications

Building Machine Learning Powered Applications is a book written by Emmanuel Ameisen and published in 2020.

Mar 11, 2024 • 

Dustin Coates