Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

adamghill @adamghill@indieweb.social

2/23/2026, 8:20:39 PM

Public

I feel like there was a real loss of identity when an IC software engineer becomes a tech lead/EM.

Instead of heads down writing code, it’s more about reviewing PRs, spec-ing out next steps, thinking high level about the architecture, etc.

AI is looking like it will force that transition on huge swaths of software engineers at some point.

Maybe not 100% and maybe not tomorrow, but it seems pretty likely to change the profession pretty dramatically.

It’s gonna be a tricky inflection point.

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