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`

洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) @hongminhee@hollo.social

9/6/2025, 9:22:48 PM

Public

Every CLI tool has the same validation code hidden somewhere:

“option A requires option B”
“can't use X and Y together”
“this only works in production mode”

I got tired of writing it. So I built something that makes it unnecessary.

https://hackers.pub/@hongminhee/2025/stop-writing-cli-validation-parse-it-right-the-first-time

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://hollo.social/@hongminhee/019920e9-023e-7f49-bfd8-9eddebddc270 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)