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The words "hack" and "hackers" are rapidly becoming meaningless marketing buzzwords.

• vezzy-fnord 13y ago
  Not really. They're just very misunderstood words and have been used to refer to contradictory concepts.
  • ojbyrne 13y ago
    That's ancient history. We now have: Typing Hackers (people who type fast): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6659161 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6659161 Growth Hackers (Marketers): http://growthhackersconference.com/ http://growthhackersconference.com/ and with this story, Project Management Hackers (which is a pretty good oxymoron). I'm sure there's plenty more instances of it being used as a meaningless buzzword.
    • cylinder 13y ago
      As a Typing Engineer, I am appalled at this denigration of my profession.
    • SkyMarshal 13y ago
      True hackers should celebrate every instance of that word being associated with anything positive, non-black hat. Typing hackers, growth hackers, PM hackers? Great, bring it on. Finally, people starting to use the word "hacker" in a way that's true to its real meaning.