Note that this doesn’t mean that an engineer is any less creative than a hacker. On the contrary, the constraints provided by the engineering problem can provok

Note that this doesn’t mean that an engineer is any less creative than a hacker. On the contrary, the constraints provided by the engineering problem can provoke more creative and original thinking than that of the original invention. Take a look at that quote and then read this article: http://alistapart.com/articles/oncreativity http://alistapart.com/articles/oncreativity Hacking is not necessarily a very creative endeavor. Instead it is more inspiring.