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`

chesheer @chesheer@mastodon.bsd.cafe

8/23/2025, 4:56:20 PM

Public

I have a strong feeling that the famous Camel Book is the worst choice when you want to learn #Perl from scratch.
I mean, I'm hundred pages in and feel like I know less Perl then before I have started the book. Wall makes Perl seem so convoluted and arbitrary, it doesn't make sense sometimes.
Maybe it's just the best book you need when you already know the language, not when you want to learn it.

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