Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site clyde.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!jona From: jona@clyde.UUCP (Jon Allingham) Newsgroups: net.college Subject: Re: Where have all the hackers gone? Message-ID: <679@clyde.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 08:18:57 EST Article-I.D.: clyde.679 Posted: Fri Dec 14 08:18:57 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Dec-84 00:27:01 EST References: <3138@utah-cs.UUCP> <676@clyde.UUCP>, <78@uwvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Whippany NJ Lines: 16 > ... > While it is true that they are often unruly and unorthodox in their > programming, that stems from their brilliance (sometimes) and their > mastery of their machines. > For grunge-work programming, no, I would not hire a 'hacker' > either, which is porbably good since they don't want that kind of work. > I would hire yesterday's 'hackers' as today's innovators. I dispute the word 'brilliance' even if it carries a disclaimer ('sometimes'). Have you ever tried to maintain or understand some of these 'innovative' programs? -- Jon M. Allingham (201)386-3466 AT&T Bell Laboratories-WH "Beam me up Scotty, no intelligent life down here!"