More Praise for the First Edition
Outstanding...comprehensive and up-to-date ...grab this book and learn how to leverage Lucene’s potential.
Val’s blog
...the code examples are useful and reusable.
Scott Ganyo, Lucene Java Committer
...packed with examples and advice on how to effectively use this incredibly powerful tool.
Brian Goetz, Quiotix Corporation
...it unlocked for me the amazing power of Lucene.
Reece Wilton, Walt Disney Internet Group
...code samples as JUnit test cases are incredibly helpful.
Norman Richards, co-author XDoclet in Action
A quick and easy guide to making Lucene work.
Books-On-Line
A comprehensive guide...The authors of this book are experts in this field...they have unleashed the power of Lucene ...the best guide to Lucene available so far.
JavaReference.com
Lucene started as a self-serving project. In late 1997, my job uncertain, I sought something of my own to market. Java was the hot new programming language, and I needed an excuse to learn it. I already knew how to write search software, and thought I might fill a niche by writing search software in Java. So I wrote Lucene.
In 2000, I realized that I didn’t like to market stuff. I had no interest in negotiating licenses and contracts, and I didn’t want to hire people and build a company. I liked writing software, not selling it. So I tossed Lucene up on SourceForge, to see if open source might let me keep doing what I liked.