The only exception to this rule is idiots who insist on using archaic meanings of ``hacker'', such as Unix obsessives. These gentlemen can be safely ignored.
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Anonymous2008-02-03 21:29
um no guys, hackers=good guys. crackers=bad guys. ie
just get a girlfriend and a CEH and get a job, script kids.
sincerely,
ron dufresne
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Anonymous2008-02-03 21:57
>>25 The only exception to this rule is idiots who insist on using archaic meanings of ``hacker'', such as Unix obsessives. These gentlemen can be safely ignored.
Too bad you're completely wrong.
http://m-w.com/dictionary/hacker 3 : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer 4 : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hacker 3. Computer Slang. a. a computer enthusiast. b. a microcomputer user who attempts to gain unauthorized access to proprietary computer systems.
i'm a self taught programmer and it's not all that great, maybe would have been if i would have devoted my entire teens and youth to learning but i had a life like regular kids so learning was slow
i still learned enough to drop out of high school and get a job at 18 though
but one thing i noticed later on when i could afford books like programming perl, beginning c and k&r, was that i learned things about these languages that i hadn't understood before, i had been programming without fully understanding the languages
this is why i recommend a good book over doing it yourself
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OP here, when i said self taught i ment with books, not with college, etc.
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Anonymous2008-02-04 10:51
>>39
Not only is it possible, it's also basically the only way to learn to program well. Good college courses (especially the more theoretical ones) don't hurt, but there's nothing you can't learn by reading and applying what you've read.