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`

Dana Fried @tess@mastodon.social

6/12/2025, 5:35:50 PM

Public

Working with a coworker to understand and then rein in an ancient class hierarchy where much of the naming and documentation are misleading and/or no longer apply, and...

If you have never worked in a large, older codebase that has grown organically, lemme just say that it is an EXPERIENCE.

It's an art as much as a science, and if you don't keep things tidy it's *so* easy to snowplow tech debt.

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