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`

Sam Deane @samdeane@mastodon.org.uk

12/15/2025, 11:36:23 AM

Public

I've been experimenting with asking Copilot to review my code.

So far it's spotted one out-and-out bug, and a bunch of minor inconsistencies in naming / formatting. As a solo developer, this is the kind of sanity-check feedback that I welcome, and I've agreed with most of its suggestions.

As with most of the arguments raging across the internet at the moment, the “ai is the future" / "ai is evil" take is a false dichotomy, and lacks nuance.

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