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`

Maaike @maaikees@sw-development-is.social

2/9/2026, 11:33:24 AM

Public

> when I look at the software I'm using every day, I'm left wondering where the hell these so-called productivity and quality benefits are?

Software is getting worse, not better. Where exactly is the quality at speed?

I'll tell you where it is: nowhere, because it's a lie.

#blog #tech #IT #testing

https://www.maaikebrinkhof.nl/quality-at-speed/

Quality at speed

When you browse LinkedIn, you mostly see people drone on about "AI": How it made them more productive without sacrificing quality. How they fear the pace at which things (tools) are changing and whether they can adapt to what is expected of them (by management, or self-inflicted fear from reading

www.maaikebrinkhof.nl · Maaike Brinkhof's blog

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