2 ms·
One thing that I've noticed is that "hack" has gone from being something incredibly clever to being some incredibly horrible. "Yeah, it's a serious hack and it
by blhack 16y ago
One thing that I've noticed is that "hack" has gone from being something incredibly clever to being some incredibly horrible.
"Yeah, it's a serious hack and it pretty much crashes all the time".
s/hack/kludge/
- kilian 16y agoOn the other hand, a "hacker" has gone from someone that takes apart/breaks stuff to figure out how it works, to someone that makes stuff (albeit often quick'n'dirty). It's two directions, really.
- mathgladiator 16y agoI see them being the same. In order to improve and make something new, you need to break stuff to find faults.