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I wasn't putting him down. Just noting that his use of the word 'hacker' is not correct. There's a minimum bar to clear to call one's self a hacker and understa
by yohanatan 13y ago
I wasn't putting him down. Just noting that his use of the word 'hacker' is not correct. There's a minimum bar to clear to call one's self a hacker and understanding how to substitute part of a software stack with another one is above that bar (in my opinion).
See:
http://www.paulgraham.com/gba.html http://www.paulgraham.com/gba.html
- BlackDeath3 13y agoHmm. What I'm about to say probably sounds a lot like something that somebody who lacks impressive technical prowess (like myself, self-admittedly) would say, but I think that being a "hacker" is almost more of a mindset. Or, alternatively, there is a hacker mindset, and a lot of the folks here can identify with, and exhibit, that mindset. Specifically, the hacker mindset means that you're always curious, always learning, always improving, just like the poster who asked the question above.
- yohanatan 13y agoI was referring to the term hacker in the 'good programmer' sense (as mentioned in the PG essay I linked to). Being a good programmer pre-supposes being a programmer (and good programmers should definitely have an idea how emulators are written, IMO).
- PhasmaFelis 13y agoIt seems to me that tying "hacker" status to any one specific skill or bit of knowledge is antithetical to the whole concept.
- yohanatan 13y agoI was referring to the term 'hacker' in the 'good programmer' sense as mentioned by Paul Graham in the link I posted. Obviously, to be a good programmer one must first be a programmer.