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`

Mitchell Hashimoto @mitchellh@hachyderm.io

2/16/2026, 8:38:27 PM

Public

The default source view for forges like GitHub today should be a derived tree of categorically related subsystems/components plus an agentic search bar, not the literal filesystem layout. Something close to this: https://haskellforall.com/2026/02/browse-code-by-meaning

I now default to finding what I need in codebases via agents. They do a better job finding the details I usually miss by just manually reading the files. I always backstop the search with "link to how you found this" so I can open my editor and read the code myself, but it gets me to the right place so much faster.

Example from today: https://ampcode.com/threads/T-019c6781-46f6-76db-af2a-22a47ad1376b But I do this constantly. And for both familiar and unfamiliar codebases!

Browse code by meaning

Navigate a repository using topic modeling

haskellforall.com

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Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅 @pojntfx@mastodon.social

2/16/2026, 8:48:39 PM

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RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mitchellh/116082233014046266

> I now default to finding what I need in codebases via agents

Huh, that is the exact same thing I do. I rarely actually let them generate code anymore but for searching where to potentially make changes they are so so damn good. Even the local models!