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Re:Where have all the hackers gone? by june_twenty on Thursday May 18, 2023 @05:08PM (#35994083)
iirc, Zuckerberg did not think up the concept for the like button - which was one of the huge drivers for engagement on the site.

Having said that, I think Zuckerberg was a hacker. He made a few small web apps and one took off. His success shouldn't mean he is not a hacker.

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Re:Where have all the hackers gone? by coldtea on Friday May 19, 2023 @06:42AM (#35999999)
I don't think the definition of a hacker is "made a few small web apps" or "one of his apps took off".

That would make him an entrepreneur and a web programmer.

Not a hacker, which (in this context) is about a great relationship with programming than "making a few web apps".

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