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`

Gregory Brown @skillstopractice@mastodon.social

5/30/2025, 2:20:38 PM

Public

In 2016 I wrote "Programming Beyond Practices" for O'Reilly.

It deliberately includes *no code samples* -- only discussions, design decisions, analysis, etc in story form.

Many of its ideas are still relevant. You can find the PDF here (free, no signup needed):

https://notes.skillstopractice.com/pbp.pdf

Programming Beyond Practices

Gregory T. Brown

notes.skillstopractice.com

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