Tell HN: I hate your fuzzy search
A user on Hacker News expresses frustration with the prevalence of 'fuzzy search' features on websites, arguing that exact match search should be a standard, easily accessible option. The discussion highlights a common user experience pain point regarding modern search interface design.
Why it matters
It reflects a broader trend in software design where user-friendly features like fuzzy matching can inadvertently degrade the utility of search tools for power users.
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Not just HN the site, everyone’s fuzzy search sucks. Let me do exact match search. Even if it’s an option I have to dig deep to find. When I ran a site that had lots of search use I agonized over making search good and never nuked exact match for the sake of some fuzzy matching. I wish others would do the same.
Quotes should be enough to trigger an exact search. How we regressed from this is beyond me
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