[alexhektor]

chrome let's you type the first few characters of a page, and then press tab to enter a search term for that page..

e.g. y tab will let you search youtube, which is even a little faster than the DDG bangs for some sites.., but certainly acccompanied by unwanted privacy defaults.. not sure how much of it you can turn off and still use the feature..

[IndexPointer]

This. I'll never understand the hype about bangs when you can do the same by typing a letter and tab your browser. en. <tab> to search on English Wikipedia, etc. Having to do ! seems awkward, plus you have to remember the letters.