Semantic Search in .NET / C# with Build5Nines.SharpVector

As developers, we often find ourselves building smarter, more context-aware applications. Whether it’s powering a document search tool or implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search is a powerful capability to have in your toolbox. I recently found myself needing a lightweight, local, in-memory vector database for a .NET / C#…

18/04/2025 Article Bloggers Chris Pietschmann

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