These things aren't really enough. They're more of "things you need to know be a computer hobbyist". I did put together a quick list once -- for an HN post aski

These things aren't really enough. They're more of "things you need to know be a computer hobbyist". I did put together a quick list once -- for an HN post asking what should someone learn as undergrad if they wish to be a web developer -- of things I'd prefer a back-end developer that I would hire to know: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=499880 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=499880 Of course, knowing these things (or really, knowing anything) doesn't make you a hacker quite yet, it's a title one earns within a community by contributing to it. As cliche as it is, "how to become a hacker" covers this part: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#status http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html#status