# Theoretical Underpinnings
 
<ul>
<li><a href="http://lucene.sourceforge.net/talks/pisa/" rel="nofollow">Lucene - By Doug Cutting (2004)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lucene.sourceforge.net/talks/inktomi/" rel="nofollow">The Lucene Search Engine - By Doug Cutting (2000)</a></li>
</ul> 
 
# Lucene Java Resources (ideas are relevant to Lucene.Net) 

*  [Lucene Java FAQ](http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/LuceneFAQ) - tons of general information on using Lucene, most relevant to Lucene.Net as well
*  [Basics of Performance](http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-lucene/BasicsOfPerformance) - a number of performance tweaks
*  [Scores as Percentages](http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/ScoresAsPercentages) or why you shouldn't do that

# Getting Started with Simone Chiaretta 

<ol>
<li><a href="http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/08/27/how-to-get-started-with-lucene.net.aspx" rel="nofollow">How to get started with Lucene.Net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/08/31/lucene.net-the-main-concepts.aspx" rel="nofollow">The Main Concepts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/09/02/lucene.net-your-first-application.aspx" rel="nofollow">Your First Application</a></li>
<li><a href="http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/09/04/dissecting-lucene.net-storage-documents-and-fields.aspx" rel="nofollow">Dissecting Storage Documents and Fields</a></li>
<li><a href="http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/09/08/lucene-or-how-i-stopped-worrying-and-learned-to.aspx" rel="nofollow">Lucene - or how I stopped worrying and learned to love unstructured data</a></li>
<li><a href="http://codeclimber.net.nz/archive/2009/09/10/how-subtext-lucene.net-index-is-structured.aspx" rel="nofollow">How Subtext Lucene.Net index is structured</a></li>
</ol>