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[kelsolaar]

> It might be possible that Google is giving you different results in a browser based on your search history.

This is actually from an Incognito window (same result in Firefox): https://imgur.com/tWCWQW1

> The idea is to build a separate app just for developers when they are searching for information.

Right makes sense but if I could have everything integrated with the launcher I use, it would extremely helpful, atm your default shortcut is the default shortcut of Alfred for example.

[kelsolaar → kelsolaar]

And for completion, here is Alfred performing the same search: https://imgur.com/iIkGdO1

[mlejva → kelsolaar]

Ah yes, you're right. I forgot we sort questions based on their upvotes.

[minot → mlejva]

The follow up question I hope someone can answer is how does google sort them?

[wcarss → minot]

This is a bit of a cop out answer, but Google probably sorts them based on something derived from PageRank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageRank

In other words: according to some approximation of the authority of the page, given the graph of links to that page, and their estimated authority in the domain of the searched keywords -- it's possible (and likely, I think?) they aren't using stack overflow's vote counts in their sort at all.