Re:Conduct Unbecoming of a Hacker (2014)
by thomastjeffery on Thursday June 01, 2017 @03:17AM
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> Indeed, several point the fingers at closed-source software as the problem which I think is an incorrect, but not entirely unreasonable view.
I have to disagree with you there. Being able to create a fix rather than a workaround is very important to us hackers. Proprietary software is a thick wall we often beat our heads against. Since all software is written by hackers, we should promote a culture of making that software free.
Apart from that detail (wherever repeated), this is a fantastic article! There is definitely a trend from hacking to thinking, and there are several ways we can get that trend flowing the other way.
It course, thinking is the most important aspect of hacking, so we should find ways to minimize those other aspects. For example, creating a parser/editor to style code so we don't waste time nitpicking.
I have to disagree with you there. Being able to create a fix rather than a workaround is very important to us hackers. Proprietary software is a thick wall we often beat our heads against. Since all software is written by hackers, we should promote a culture of making that software free.
Apart from that detail (wherever repeated), this is a fantastic article! There is definitely a trend from hacking to thinking, and there are several ways we can get that trend flowing the other way.
It course, thinking is the most important aspect of hacking, so we should find ways to minimize those other aspects. For example, creating a parser/editor to style code so we don't waste time nitpicking.