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`

Bozhidar Batsov (a.k.a. Bug) @bbatsov@hachyderm.io

1/26/2026, 9:43:35 PM

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Lots of good programming languages out there, but I doubt we'll ever get one with the elegance and simplicity of #Lisp (I bucket here all derivates like #Clojure as well).

Sadly, most other languages suffer from an ever growing syntax complexity. Many people call the syntax of a language like #Python “simple”, but I think they actually mean it's "familiar” / “sensible" to most programmers and non-programmers. Simplicity and familiarity are two pretty different concepts, though.

Which languages do you like/favor for their simplicity?

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