Re:A Coder, a Programmer, a Hacker, a Developer, and a Compu...
by jscott0918 on Sunday January 12, 2014 @01:16AM
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I understand what the overall article is trying to present, and I agree that there are differences between each of the labels presented.
I think that understanding each label means more about understanding the person using the label than understanding some absolute definition of each term. My understanding of a self-assessed hacker or coder is going to be far different from my understanding of a person that is labelled by others as a hacker or a coder. I think most of these labels are really interchangeable in most circumstances and it comes down to understanding how each is being applied rather than each having their own definition.
I think that understanding each label means more about understanding the person using the label than understanding some absolute definition of each term. My understanding of a self-assessed hacker or coder is going to be far different from my understanding of a person that is labelled by others as a hacker or a coder. I think most of these labels are really interchangeable in most circumstances and it comes down to understanding how each is being applied rather than each having their own definition.