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`

Laurence Tratt @ltratt@mastodon.social

1/15/2026, 11:26:52 AM

Public

I've never been a fan of debuggers. Examining the state at the point of a crash rarely helps me: the problem is nearly always earlier in time. `printf` is more useful to follow the trail forwards.

Reverse debugging, specifically `rr`, has changed this calculus for me. By starting at the error and working backwards (and sometimes forwards), I have a sort of uber-powerful `printf` that allows me to examine the trail.

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