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`

Robert Roskam @raiderrobert@mastodon.social

7/3/2025, 1:00:59 AM

Public

Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."

Tell engineers "we need 80% coverage" and coverage becomes about hitting numbers.
- Story points → velocity games
- Bug counts → closing tickets without fixing root causes
- Deploy frequency → empty deployments

The best metrics: (1) multiple measures in tension with each other and (2) measuring teams not individuals.

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