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`

obscurestar @obscurestar@mastodon.social

1/6/2026, 8:44:14 PM

Public

@jackwilliambell @xChaosChao-c' @Chip_Unicorn Got any good reads for dealing with garbage can code? My favorite (Michael T Feathers, 'Working Effectively with Legacy Code') is timeless but also decades old and I'd love something newer to read.

Working Effectively is about adding meaningful and good testing as a mean of refactoring large garbage cans into progressively more manageable recycling centers with reduced risk for setting off a stink bomb.

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