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`

Juhis @hamatti@mastodon.world

3/22/2025, 7:49:05 AM

Public

"How do you deal with code snippets in blog posts getting outdated?"

Every time I give a talk about blogging for developers, I'm asked this. Now I started to take action with the first iteration of the solution.

I added version metadata to my blog posts and display them at the start of the post.

https://hamatti.org/posts/track-software-versions-for-technical-blog-posts/

#blogging #TechnicalWriting

Track software versions for technical blog posts

Code snippets in blog posts are at a risk of becoming outdated which can cause annoyances for the reader. I’ve been asked about how I approach this multiple times and now it’s time to actually address this situation.

hamatti.org · Juha-Matti Santala - Community Builder. Dreamer. Adventurer.

Link author: Juhis@hamatti@mastodon.world

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