OpenEuphoria

Re: Definition of 'hacker'

• Posted by Kat <gertie at ZEBRA.NET> Mar 08, 2000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "simulat" <simulat at INTERGATE.BC.CA>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 4:39 AM
Subject: Re: Definition of 'hacker'


> I always thought that the idea of hacker came from the idea of making
> furniture with a machete. No matter how good a job you do - it always
looks
> kind of "hacked".
>
> So, I always thought a hacker was an undisciplined programmer like me who
> just hacked together whatever worked at the moment. You end up with
software
> that kind of works, and is sufficient for lots of purposes, but can only
be
> described as "hacked".
>
> I'm sure lots of Euphoria programmers end up with this - programs with
bits
> from there attached to libs from here and the whole thing is kind of
> "hacked".
>
> And I'd guess that "hacked" is what drives "OOP" crazy.

That definition resembles me!

> Bye the way - check out my website - all the pictures were created with
> Euphoria.

Great pics!!

Kat