GitHub Issues search now supports nested queries and boolean operators: Here’s how we (re)built it

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First seen: 2026-03-23
Last seen: 2026-03-23

https://github.blog/developer-skills/application-development/github-issues-search-now-supports-nested-queries-and-boolean-operators-heres-how-we-rebuilt-it

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Plus, considerations in updating one of GitHub's oldest and most heavily used features. The post GitHub Issues search now supports nested queries and boolean operators: Here’s how we (re)built it appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

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