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To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (27272)2/5/2000 2:45:00 PM
From: JDN  Respond to of 64865
 
Dear Thomas et.al.: is very talented at tearing something apart, but often couldn't build much of anything.
That is so true of so many people in life. Wonder why? JDN



To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (27272)2/6/2000 3:04:00 PM
From: JC Jaros  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 64865
 
He contended that there were two types of programmers -- "real" programmers and "hacks" or "hackers". Real programmers looked at each new programming task as a fresh puzzle...

Unix programming is 'hacking' by nature; stringing together simple tools and keeping things portable. "real programmers" being only those that look at fresh puzzles isn't any more valid than saying real programmers program in assembler, no?

-JCJ



To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (27272)2/6/2000 3:18:00 PM
From: Mephisto  Respond to of 64865
 
Dear Thomas, I had always thought it was bad to be called a "hacker" until someone on the Sun thread told me months ago that it was a compliment when another person called you a "hacker".

I'll stay out of this subject because I don't know the first thing about programming! (g)

Cheers,

Mephisto


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