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: Programming vs. marks vs. initiative vs. hackers... Message-ID: <681@clyde.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 08:20:00 EST Article-I.D.: clyde.681 Posted: Mon Dec 17 08:20:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Dec-84 01:45:50 EST References: <331@lll-crg.ARPA> <3147@utah-cs.UUCP>, <218@tilt.FUN> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Whippany NJ Lines: 16 > .. > 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!"