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`

Martin Fowler @mfowler@toot.thoughtworks.com

1/13/2026, 3:11:30 PM

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Jim Highsmith sees teams turning into tribes wedded to adaptation or optimization - but we should manage the tension between them by blending modes of explore and exploit, based on uncertainty, risk, cost of change, & evidence threshold.

https://martinfowler.com/articles/stop-picking-sides.html

Stop Picking Sides

Explore and Exploit are two operating modes that need to be blended for a particular activity.

martinfowler.com · martinfowler.com

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