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`

Neighbourhoodie Software @neighbourhoodie@toot.berlin

10/21/2025, 8:25:46 AM

Public

“All software benchmarks and claims of performance are *carefully crafted lies* and this write-up is *no different*.”

Looking for honest numbers?

Earlier this year we got to help a customer make some huge performance gains 📈

Give it a read if you’ve been trying to #benchmark your own #Erlang or @couchdbApache CouchDB project in search of improvements: https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/03/04/case-study-10x-couchdb-performance-gains-for-a-aaa-game-launch?pk_campaign=mastodon&pk_kwd=aaa

If you get stuck, let us know! We’re always curious and eager to help.

A graph that maps number of requests against time in seconds shows a staggering climb that peaks at 63.21K requests per second, before winding back down to a low baseline.

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