Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site tilt.FUN Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!down!tilt!chenr From: chenr@tilt.FUN (Ray Chen) Newsgroups: net.college Subject: Re: Programming vs. marks vs. initiative vs. hackers... Message-ID: <219@tilt.FUN> Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 22:21:38 EST Article-I.D.: tilt.219 Posted: Tue Dec 18 22:21:38 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Dec-84 00:31:47 EST References: <331@lll-crg.ARPA> <3147@utah-cs.UUCP>, <218@tilt.FUN> <681@clyde.UUCP> Organization: Princeton University EECS Dept Lines: 23 > > .. > > Hacking: > > > 1) the act of producing a good design/implementation that > > solves a problem in a clean and effective manner by primarily using > > already-understood concepts in possibly novel ways. > > I think we've all come to the conclusion that the term 'hacking' > varies incredibly from region to region, but I have hardly ever > heard someone use 'hacking' when referring to good, clean, structured > etc ... code. > > -- > Jon M. Allingham (201)386-3466 AT&T Bell Laboratories-WH > > "Beam me up Scotty, no intelligent life down here!" We're the "New Generation"... Ray Chen princeton!tilt!chenr P.S. -- We'll use hacking until somebody comes up with a better slang term.