About Matt Wells
Founder of Gigablast
Matt Wells got a BS in CS and an MS in Mathematics from New Mexico
Tech. While a graduate student he developed and implemented a site called
The Artists' Den in 1996. It was on Yahoo's What's Cool
twice, on Netscape's What's New once and a semi-permanent feature
on Infoseek's Reference page.
In October of 1997 he started working on the search team at Infoseek
in Sunnyvale, California. He stayed there for three years before moving
to New Mexico and writing the Gigablast
search engine from scratch in C++.
One of its major features is its cost. He built it from day one to
be the cheapest most scalable search engine on the market. It can index
BILLIONS of web pages and serve thousands of queries per second at an
unbelievably-LOW cost.
Another major feature is its ability to index web pages almost instantly.
The network machines give priority to query traffic, but when they're
not answering questions they spend their time spidering the web.
A note from Matt:
I started developing Gigablast in August 2000. I wanted my code to
be like the Great Pyramids. Something that was built so well
that it would stand the test of time. I wrote all of the code in the
most efficient manner possible while still leaving room open for future
growth. Each piece of the code interlocks with the other pieces very
precisely; something I think I was able to pull off because I was
the sole architect.
Now Gigablast has grown to many, highly-talented employees who practice
the same art of code weaving. Quality, style and efficiency of the code
is the top priority. We have many satisfied clients and are always looking
to expand this list. Because we are still a small company we are able
to offer many things large companies cannot. We can provide you with
24/7 support, with a direct line to a knowledgeable software engineer
or myself, so you do not have to deal with an inexperienced customer
support representative. We are highly focused and work very fast.
Matt also enjoys the arts and has done some work for The Jezebel Gallery which features a lot of cool custom chandeliers and lighting.