I 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 progr

I 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).