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From: chenr@tilt.FUN (Ray Chen)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Programming vs. marks vs. initiative vs. hackers...
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Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 22:21:38 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 18 22:21:38 1984
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> > ..
> > 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.