Article Discussion: Tame the Beast by Matching Similar Strings

My interest in string similarity stems from a desire for good user
interface design. Computers are seen by many as unfriendly, unforgiving beasts
that respond unkindly to requests that are almost meaningful. In this article, I
demonstrate how computers can be programmed to be more forgiving of their users’
mistakes, with no additional burden on the user such as learning a special query
format. Moreover, the techniques described are very widely applicable and often
easy to implement.


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