Yonik Seeley begins Solr development at CNET
Yonik Seeley starts building Solr as an internal project for CNET Networks to provide robust search capabilities for their vast content.
Significance
This marked the genesis of Solr, born out of a real-world enterprise need, laying the groundwork for its future open-source success.
Key facts
- Year
- 2004
- Type
- invention
- Location
- CNET Networks, San Francisco, USA