I made the switch two years ago and I must say that it works well enough for me. I use the `bangs` once in a while for Google (!g) or Wolfram Alpha (!wa) when i

I made the switch two years ago and I must say that it works well enough for me. I use the `bangs` once in a while for Google (!g) or Wolfram Alpha (!wa) when it doesn't cut it, and I assume DDG sees those, and hopefully uses them to improve their search results.