Developer Rants About Fuzzy Search: Please Keep Exact Match Option
tehwebguy · hn · 2026-08-02
A HN user complains about poor fuzzy search experiences on many websites, urging sites to offer exact match options. He shares his experience running a high-traffic site where he carefully optimized search and never sacrificed exact match for fuzzy matching.
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