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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
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 08:18:57 1984
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> ...
> 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!"