Use Google search like a professional

Google search is one of the most important skills of every developer .

Let me tell you how to Google Better use of search .

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1. Use quotation marks to force an exact match search ：

"what is javascript"

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2. AND Operator will only return results related to the following two terms ：

html AND css

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3. Use OR Operator to get results related to one of the search terms

(javascript OR python) free course

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4.- Operator will exclude results that contain the following terms or phrases ：

javascript -css

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5. Use （*） Wildcards as placeholders , It will be replaced by any word or phrase .

"how to start * in 6 months"

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6. Search in a website ：

site:freecodecamp.org

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7. Find specific file types .

filetype:pdf learn css

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8. Search for a series of numbers ：

ecmascript 2016..2018

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9. Use “before” Operator returns only results before a given date

Must provide date or year only . for example ：

javascript before:2020

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10. Use “after” Operator returns only results after a given date

Must provide date or year only . for example ：

web development after:2020