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README.md

Welcome to DuckDuckHack!

We're a community of open source developers from around the world, contributing code to improve the DuckDuckGo search engine.

How to contribute

Create new Goodie Instant Answers, and improve existing ones
- Note: Goodies are written in Perl (back-end) and JavaScript (front-end). They can also typically use CSS, and Handlebars Templates.
Visit DuckDuckHack to learn more about how you can help!
Read the DuckDuckHack Docs to learn how to set up a development environment and start contributing!

What are Goodie Instant Answers?

Goodies do not retrieve data from a third party API. Goodies provide their results entirely through server-side code. They may use a static data file stored on DuckDuckGo's server, but they do not call external resources.

Example: JavaScript Minifier Goodie

Code | Example Query | Instant Answer Page

Resources

Join the DuckDuckHack Slack channel to ask questions
Join the DuckDuckHack Forum to discuss project planning and Instant Answer metrics
Read the Goodie documentation for technical help
View the list of all live Goodie Instant Answers to see more examples