They are optimizing for a certain type of search. It seems to me that type of search favors recency and the broadest results possible. While it seems to be get

They are optimizing for a certain type of search. It seems to me that type of search favors recency and the broadest results possible. While it seems to be getting worse to me, for most people this is probably what they want. Searching for "Javascript .splice(,) ES5" and "Vermont State Flag" are two pretty different types of searches. It's actually not that hard to get the results you want for a more specific search if you learn the boolean operators and use them effectively.