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DDG is a better search engine for developers for a number of reasons: - Infinite scroll allows you to find information faster, even from not so notable sources

by jordhy 8y ago

DDG is a better search engine for developers for a number of reasons: - Infinite scroll allows you to find information faster, even from not so notable sources - Privacy means you can search freely and do research on issues that will probably not be found out on a civil case (patents, papers, dev articles etc). - Bangs allow for a streamlined, faster search experience if you use certain services massively. - Search results are very simple. No knowledge graph boxes, etc. So you can just get the content you want. - Less (irrelevant) advertisements when you leave the search engine. You will be tagged by the content you consume and not the one you search due to privacy settings. - Your personal data will be safe in case of a Google hack. * Disclosure: Some years ago I was a DDG ambassador.

kstenerud 8y ago
The only thing it doesn't do is exact matching when you use quotes, which really sucks when you're looking for something an app you're using spit out and it returns a bunch of irrelevant results that closely match what you typed :/
shpx 8y ago
https://www.google.com/preferences https://www.google.com/preferences -> Results per page -> drag it to 100 now you don't need infinite scroll.
tuxlifan 8y ago
> - Infinite scroll allows you to find information faster, even from not so notable sources That is the opposite of my experience. I used to be able to skip, say, 5 or 8 pages of results to ignore the automated botsites and mainstream nonsense on some searches and get less popular but in some contexts more helpful results. Now I'm stuck with torturing my mouse wheel or use some specialist search engine like https://millionshort.com/ https://millionshort.com/. Especially since "-" and "+" don't seem to work reliably anymore. > - Bangs allow for a streamlined, faster search experience if you use certain services massively. Yes! I love !wa for time zone conversions that understand most appointments copied from somewhere

by jordhy 8y ago

kstenerud 8y ago

The only thing it doesn't do is exact matching when you use quotes, which really sucks when you're looking for something an app you're using spit out and it returns a bunch of irrelevant results that closely match what you typed :/

shpx 8y ago

https://www.google.com/preferences https://www.google.com/preferences -> Results per page -> drag it to 100 now you don't need infinite scroll.

tuxlifan 8y ago

> - Infinite scroll allows you to find information faster, even from not so notable sources That is the opposite of my experience. I used to be able to skip, say, 5 or 8 pages of results to ignore the automated botsites and mainstream nonsense on some searches and get less popular but in some contexts more helpful results. Now I'm stuck with torturing my mouse wheel or use some specialist search engine like https://millionshort.com/ https://millionshort.com/. Especially since "-" and "+" don't seem to work reliably anymore. > - Bangs allow for a streamlined, faster search experience if you use certain services massively. Yes! I love !wa for time zone conversions that understand most appointments copied from somewhere