[OJFord]

    > The problem is so bad, I know lots of people - myself
    > included - who hunt for projects first on Github, and
    > Google a distant second.

Seriously?

I search with `site:github.com` all the time.

[jefurii]

DuckDuckGo has !github, !gh, !ghcode, and !gist.

https://duckduckgo.com/bang?q=github

[OJFord]

That just takes me to GH search results, though.

My point is I find that I have more success with Google's indexing than Github's own (same with SO; many others).

[TheGrassyKnoll]

And don't forget !yt for YouTube search from DuckDuckGo. (!bang will show you almost 8000 bang options)

[mootothemax]

>Seriously?

>I search with `site:github.com` all the time.

Yup - I find that Google's index isn't always as fresh as Github's, and being able to filter by code vs. repository vs. issues and then by language if necessary is a great help.

Basically, for me, finding open-source projects is a real unsolved problem!