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

2/3/2026, 2:01:18 PM

Public

Someone told me their codebase was "technical debt" because they didn't know the technology. That's when I knew the phrase had died.

It's why I always ask now "why is it technical debt?"

I've gotten a variety of responses:
- the abstractions are wrong
- the performance is bad
- lots of duplicate code
- lots of opposing world views
- the technology is out of date
- it's undocumented
- I don't like the tech

What's one you've heard?

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