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DEFINITION: Hacker is a term used by some to mean "a clever programmer" and by others, especially those in popular media, to mean "someone who tries to break into computer systems." 1) Eric Raymond, compiler of The New Hacker's Dictionary, defines a hacker as a clever programmer. A "good hack" is a clever solution to a programming problem and "hacking" is the act of doing it. Raymond lists five possible characteristics
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Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009
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HACKERS DEFINITION (continued): … that qualify one as a hacker, which we paraphrase here:A person who enjoys learning details of a programming language or system A person who enjoys actually doing the programming rather than just theorizing about itA person capable of appreciating someone else's hackingA person who picks up programming quicklyA person who is an expert at a particular programming language or system, as in "UNIX hacker"Raymond deprecates the use of this term for someone who attempts to crack someone else's system or otherwise uses programming or expert knowledge to act maliciously. He prefers the term cracker for … Hackers definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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