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Unfortunately, yes. "Hackers and Painters" is a rather famous instance of that particular non-analogy. Given that you've published a book under this title, howe
by apl 16y ago
Unfortunately, yes. "Hackers and Painters" is a rather famous instance of that particular non-analogy. Given that you've published a book under this title, however, I doubt that there's any point in debating the issue here.
So I'll just say, even if painters and architects are hackers (to which I strongly object, but hey), including screenwriters such as Sorkin goes one or two steps too far. There's a line, and crossing it just makes "hacker" semantically arbitrary.
- pg 16y agoI don't think I ever applied the word "hacker" in that book to anyone except programmers. Or in anything else I've written: http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Apaulgraham.com+hacker http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Apaulgraham.com+hacker
- pixcavator 16y ago>>"Hackers and Painters" is a rather famous instance of that particular non-analogy. >I don't think I ever applied the word "hacker" in that book to anyone except programmers. This is called a "non-denial denial".
- pg 16y agoIt's called a denial of the actual claim (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1840270 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1840270) instead of the one he tried to turn it into when called on it. Man, today is one of those days I wish I'd never even started posting comments on HN.
- gasull 16y agoDon't feed the trolls.
- pixcavator 16y agoI see your point now.