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`

Bart Louwers @bart@floss.social

7/14/2025, 9:36:24 PM

Public

MapLibre Native, literally used by millions and millions of users every day: 1.4k stars in 5 years.

OpenCut, a landing page for some AI video editing app (nobody knows if it is even a real thing, absolutely no indication that it is): 20k stars in 3 days.

Lessons:
1. #GitHub stars don't tell you much (or anything) about usage.
2. Hire a marketeer.

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