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From: jona@clyde.UUCP (Jon Allingham)
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Subject: Re: Programming vs. marks vs. initiative vs. hackers...
Message-ID: <681@clyde.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 08:20:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 17 08:20:00 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!"