Hackers' Pub

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

7/11/2025, 1:00:56 PM

Public

"Technical Debt" is a terrible description.

The metaphor suggests debt that can be "paid off" through dedicated effort. But most of what we call technical debt isn't debt at all.

Better metaphors might be:
- Technical erosion - gradual degradation requiring maintenance
- System friction - resistance that slows development
- Legacy investment - working systems that need careful modernization

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/raiderrobert/statuses/114834725705215679 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)