What computer language should I learn in order to write a search engine?

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What computer language should I learn in order to write a search engine,just like Goole?
Can someone give me some advice,and provide some tutorials or videos? I am a program beginner.Thanks in advance.

Posted 11-Sep-10 6:14am

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Updated 11-Sep-10 6:18am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2010-09-11T06:26:00

The best advice I can give you is: Start with a smaller project!

You say you are "a program beginner" - a search engine "just like Goggle" is definitely not a job for a beginner: just think how many experienced programmers Microsoft put into producing Bing, and how not-as-good-as-Google that turned out to be. How long do you think it took MS to produce Bing? Two years? Three? With maybe a couple of hundred programmers working on it? (I'm just guessing, but these are educated guesses, you understand)

Pick a smaller project, something you can complete on your own (so you don't get disheartened) and something you can learn from as you go along. You can work up to more complex projects when you have a better idea how the whole process works.
Good luck!

Abhinav S · Answer 2 · 2010-09-11T21:16:00

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IMO, to write a search engine, language should not even be your primary concern. There will be some pretty tricky algorithms controlling the show - you should start concentrating and learning about a few of them first.

Posted 11-Sep-10 21:16pm

Abhinav S