Understanding Default Sorting and Performance Impact in Schema
TLDR Ricardo asked about the default sorting field and the performance impact of sort_by. Jason explained the defaults and potential performance cost when sorting by multiple fields.
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Jun 03, 2021 (32 months ago)
Ricardo
06:40 PMdefault_sorting_field is provided in the schema what's the order returned? insertion order?
Jason
06:44 PM_text_match:desc by default (textual relevance) and if there's a tie, then insertion order, yesRicardo
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