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I have noticed the same, and find myself using the !g feature in DDG a lot for searches... I suspect this could be related to Google knowing that you tend to se

I have noticed the same, and find myself using the !g feature in DDG a lot for searches... I suspect this could be related to Google knowing that you tend to search for code (i.e. Ruby) a lot, thus bumping related results to the top. Since DDG avoids storing context for users (from what I gather), I wonder if they'll ever be able to deliver the same quality of results as Google do.

dhimes 11y ago
Maybe he could add a 'context' flag on the search. Instead of the engine trying to discern what you are looking for from your history, maybe there could be a way you could tell it. #programming, #cooking, etc. Not sure what the UI should be.
- simpleigh 11y ago
  Why not just expand the original query? A search for "devise ruby" works pretty well (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+ruby https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+ruby). I've long given up searching for trendily-named JavaScript libraries without adding "js" to the search term.
  - kagamine 11y ago
    There are some stupidly named plugins & libraries out there, not to mention films and music too. Sometimes you need context. One of my favorite bands is called Perfume, results are terrible unless I provide context or type their name in kanji. I say "one of" but there aren't any others <3
    - randomguy7788 11y ago
      nocchhiiii
  - dhimes 11y ago
    I'm thinking more along the lines of collecting the info that google does, but not attaching it to people. Turn it into some sort of group profile that I can elect to be a part of for a particular search- so if I search 'mixers' as one group I get mozilla dev network results, and as a different group I get kitchen equipment, and as a still different group I get local singles' meetups. The difference in the last group is that I wouldn't also get numbers for local divorce lawyers showing up as ads. (Edit- clarification re: ads)
  - rsl7 11y ago
    Or if you think it might be on github, https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+github https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+github
    - yellowapple 11y ago
      Or better yet: "!github devise". Or, even better: "!rubygems devise".

dhimes 11y ago

Maybe he could add a 'context' flag on the search. Instead of the engine trying to discern what you are looking for from your history, maybe there could be a way you could tell it. #programming, #cooking, etc. Not sure what the UI should be.

simpleigh 11y ago
Why not just expand the original query? A search for "devise ruby" works pretty well (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+ruby https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+ruby). I've long given up searching for trendily-named JavaScript libraries without adding "js" to the search term.
- kagamine 11y ago
  There are some stupidly named plugins & libraries out there, not to mention films and music too. Sometimes you need context. One of my favorite bands is called Perfume, results are terrible unless I provide context or type their name in kanji. I say "one of" but there aren't any others <3
  - randomguy7788 11y ago
    nocchhiiii
- dhimes 11y ago
  I'm thinking more along the lines of collecting the info that google does, but not attaching it to people. Turn it into some sort of group profile that I can elect to be a part of for a particular search- so if I search 'mixers' as one group I get mozilla dev network results, and as a different group I get kitchen equipment, and as a still different group I get local singles' meetups. The difference in the last group is that I wouldn't also get numbers for local divorce lawyers showing up as ads. (Edit- clarification re: ads)
- rsl7 11y ago
  Or if you think it might be on github, https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+github https://duckduckgo.com/?q=devise+github
  - yellowapple 11y ago
    Or better yet: "!github devise". Or, even better: "!rubygems devise".