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`

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

8/15/2025, 7:56:56 PM

Public

Anyway I had a really nice few hours making ten plots that I then determined were useless to me and my educational purposes! Which decision point I SHALL LEAVE IN A COMMENT muahahahah

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social

8/15/2025, 8:09:16 PM

Public

something wild though: over NINETY PERCENT of developers in our New Developer study agreed that "helping other people is an important part of being a software developer"

NINETY PERCENT?! And this was a really diverse (geographically, industry, demographics) sample

Even for people who otherwise believed they were on a very harsh team, and that programming isn't a universally obtainable activity

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