I used to ask recruiters in NYC (this is 1-2 years ago) for candidates with hacking backgrounds. They continuously looked at me with perplexed expression. From

I used to ask recruiters in NYC (this is 1-2 years ago) for candidates with hacking backgrounds. They continuously looked at me with perplexed expression. From my perspective, they make the best employees. A 1990's hacker, for example, is someone interested in coding and the internet before 'building web apps' was a viable profession. This means they are creative and quite skilled at taking things apart and dissecting them.