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`

Steve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com@bsky.brid.gy

2/19/2026, 6:44:32 PM

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ultimately, you have to decide what it is you're doing. * If it's for you do whatever you want. that's the point * If it's to be widely used you have to take into account user's preferences. and they don't care if you don't think those preferences are legitimate www.gingerbill.org/article/2026...

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Choosing a Language Based on its Syntax? - gingerBill

I am still perplexed by how people judge a language purely by its declaration syntax, and will decide whether to use the language purely based on whether they like that aspect or not.The general categories of declarations can be classified as the following:---type-focused---name-focused---qualifier-focusedWhen designing a language, if your semantics are pretty clear you can trivially change this declaration syntax and the semantics of the language will be mostly the same (if not identical). People seriously think the declaration syntax is what gives a la...

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