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Unfortunately, the meanings of words change over time. "Hacker" in the general usage has come to mean throwing things together quickly to see if they'll work.
by spitfire 13y ago
Unfortunately, the meanings of words change over time. "Hacker" in the general usage has come to mean throwing things together quickly to see if they'll work.
It is frustrating to see, but once a word comes into common use you lose control of it.
- pg 13y agoIf you take a look at the HN jobs page, you'll see that's not true. Of the companies looking for "hackers" one is doing document signing and the other is writing healthcare software.