Well as a programmer, I'd say "a hack" has a mild negative connotation (something hastily thrown together and brittle). But the terms "to hack" and "hacking" a

Well as a programmer, I'd say "a hack" has a mild negative connotation (something hastily thrown together and brittle). But the terms "to hack" and "hacking" are both positive (to get stuff done). I have no problem with the term 'hacker', but I don't call myself one. To me it feels the same as calling myself a 'player' or something... like I'm a poseur.