The author initially published this content on October 19th, then updated it two days later, humorously reflecting on their failure in English courses which led them to becoming a software engineer. ParadeDB is introduced as an alternative to ElasticSearch, built on Postgres, comprising pg_search, pg_analytics, and pgvector extensions. The recent update, ParadeDB 0.11.0, brought significant improvements and introduced an infix @@@ operator for a simpler syntax. The author also presents Paradex, a package providing Ecto fragments for ParadeDB, streamlining the search process without the need for data synchronization with external services. The content concludes with a recommendation for Postgres as the best database solution in most software service businesses.
https://moosie.us/paradex