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`

Trey Hunner 🐍 @treyhunner@mastodon.social

5/10/2025, 3:31:55 PM

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Did you know that Python almost replaced JavaScript before JavaScript even existed?

Here's a clip from @pumpichankBarry Warsaw during @pauleveritt's "Python 1994" talk explaining how Brendan Eich (Netscape employee who later created JavaScript) asked Guido to allow for a whitespace insensitive mode. Guido declined and LiveScript/JavaScript came soon after.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/7NrPCsH0mBU?start=2423&end=2504

#Python #JavaScript #history

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