Ask HN: Have you successfully moved away from Google search?
I switched to DDG from Google about one and half years ago. DDG is my daily driver.<p>DDG is <i>excellent</i> for programming questions/how-tos. It shows popular StackOverflow questions inline[1]. For Python, it shows Python/NumPy/SciPy documentation inline as well[2]. It may do this for other languages, but I have not witnessed it.<p>DDG also has a great inline weather "app" using DarkSky (which is an underrated weather site, IMO)[3]. Searching for businesses/restaurants shows a mini map ala OpenStreetMap (or other providers if you choose) and business information from Yelp[4].<p>DDG also has a community-driven program to add more search features, called DuckDuckHack[5]. I believe all (at least most) of the features I shared above came through that program. A list of all "Instant Answers" can be found here[6].<p>Need to fallback to Google? (I personally never have.) There's "bangs" for alternative search engines and popular sites[7].<p>Make the switch. You'll be pleasantly surprised how easy and refreshing it will be.<p>[1]: <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=python+sort+a+list+of+strings" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckgo.com/?q=python+sort+a+list+of+strings</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=numpy+sum" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckgo.com/?q=numpy+sum</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=weather" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckgo.com/?q=weather</a><p>[4]: <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?q=exploratorium+sf" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckgo.com/?q=exploratorium+sf</a><p>[5]: <a href="https://duckduckhack.com/" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckhack.com/</a><p>[6]: <a href="https://duck.co/ia" rel="nofollow">https://duck.co/ia</a><p>[7]: <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/bang" rel="nofollow">https://duckduckgo.com/bang</a>