[rpedroso]

Little details like checkboxes next to places I've already been are super helpful and I miss those little touches in google.

Google does do this, and in a less subtle way -- it applies the classic, purple styling to visited links.

Still, I find your comments compelling enough to give DDG a shot. I found the results inadequate when I last tried a year or so ago -- I found myself using !g more often than not, which led me to abandon DDG altogether.

[djent]

I'm pretty sure that's a browser thing, not a Google-specific feature.

[rpedroso]

Yes, it is a feature of the default browser stylesheet, but many websites override it. DuckDuckGo, for instance, keeps all of its links black and uses the :visited pseudo class to show the checkmark.

Even if it's default browser behavior, keeping it around is a specific design decision.

[jpatokal]

Well, it's a CSS thing these days (a:visited), and something that an awful lot of other sites these days sacrifice in favor of looking more shiny and uniform.