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Yo guys you need this Chrome extension.
Litteraly so helpfull, shows code snippets in google Search
On Chrome WebStore (also on firefox)
- Greppper

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  • 10
    Duck duck go does this natively.

    It's one of the reasons why I've been using it as my primary search.
  • 0
    @sariel I don't see it. Is there a config to tweak?
  • 1
    @asgs use this:

    code "Javascript array reverse"
    And a "software" tab will appear if you're lucky.

    Or you can use the bang

    !code Javascript array reverse

    But that site can take a millennia to load 🥲
  • 0
    @C0D4 no software tab for me :-(

    And the shebang returned 504 🙄
  • 2
    @sariel hmm i just feel like duckduckgos search results suck.. i really dont like google but ive tried ddg and didnt get what i want even if ir was easy
  • 4
    It seems DDG was designed to be programmer friendly as their search queries are well defined anyways, it doesn't work great for vague searches, and image search is just useless.
  • 2
    @asgs I use Firefox if that changes anything. But like @C0D4 @theabbie said, it's hit or miss depending on your query-fu.

    I would say 90% of the stuff I search for shows up with working examples.

    It's actually really smart of them to do this too. I wouldn't doubt if a large percentage of users that search online are all related to software development.

    It's about time we got a dedicated search engine.
  • 1
    @joewilliams007 this is a good point.

    I use Google for all of my less than ideal searches 🏴‍☠️

    DDG does get me there eventually, but Google's indexing algorithm is still optimal.
  • 1
    @sariel yeah. I would hate to think about what search engine i will use since i just use the adress bar.
    However when it comes to things that might be censored, or kinda illegalish but not harmfull to anyone, google is terrible
  • 1
    @joewilliams007 it's not so bad outside the US, or if you use a VPN.
  • 1
    @sariel I am using Firefox, too

    Maybe it doesn't think I am a Developer and stopped bothering
  • 2
    @asgs I usually preface my searches with the language.

    "ruby parse json" should bring it up. It at least works on my machine. 😂
  • 1
    @sariel hey im in Germany i think sometimes i look up stuff but cant find it on google cuz its restricting me from it.
  • 1
    @sariel i do it the other way 😂 i usually do e.g. replace all java
    bad example but when i started with java i was confused why .replace doesnt .replaceAll
  • 1
    @joewilliams007 chances are likely. I usually surf the high seas of Sweden.
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