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I switched back because technical questions lead to much more general websites then Google. Google usually points to better stackoverflow-pages. Though I have
by neals 7y ago
I switched back because technical questions lead to much more general websites then Google. Google usually points to better stackoverflow-pages.
Though I have hear the opposite from others. Not sure what's up with that.
- fractalf 7y agoI used both for a while because of what you say, but past 2 years I actually find that ddg returns a better result MOST of the times which is why its my default now. Also its super fast to double check with google (just add !g), but I find myself doing it less and less
- lordgrenville 7y agoDDG excerpts the top-rated accepted SO answer, which is a huge timesaver for me (when it's accurate) - great when searching for a snippet I never quite remember like `flatten nested list python`. Although I'd imagine it's probably an IP infringement, which is why Google doesn't do it, so maybe it won't last.
- saagarjha 7y ago> Although I'd imagine it's probably an IP infringement Content on Stack Overflow is CC BY-SA 4.0. It’s arguable whether DuckDuckGo shows enough information to consist attribution, but this isn’t generally impossible to do.