This new edition of the hacker's own phemenally successful lexicon includes more than 100 new entries and updates or revises 200 more. Historically and etymologically richer than its predecessor, it supplies additional background on existing entries and clarifies the murky origins of several important jargon terms (overturning a few long-standing folk etymologies) while still retaining its high giggle value. Sample definition hacker n. [originally, someone who makes furniture with an axe] 1. A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. 2. One who programs enthusiastically (even obsessively) or who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about programming. 3. A person capable of appreciating {hack value}. 4. A person who is good at programming quickly. 5. An expert at a particular program, or one who frequently does work using it or on it; as in 'a UNIX hacker'. (Definitions 1 through 5 are correlated, and people who fit them congregate.) 6. An expert or enthusiast of any kind. One might be an astromy hacker, for example. 7. One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming or circumventing limitations. 8. [deprecated] A malicious meddler who tries to discover sensitive information by poking around. Hence 'password hacker', 'network hacker'. The correct term is {cracker}. The term 'hacker' also tends to conte membership in the global community defined by the net (see {network, the} and {Internet address}). It also implies that the person described is seen to subscribe to some version of the hacker ethic (see {hacker ethic, the}). It is better to be described as a hacker by others than to describe oneself that way. Hackers consider themselves something of an elite (a meritocracy based on ability), though one to which new members are gladly welcome. There is thus a certain ego satisfaction to be had in identifying yourself as a hacker (but if you claim to be one and are t, you'll quickly be labeled {bogus}). See also {wannabee}.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press, MIT Press Ltd
ISBN-10
0262181789
ISBN-13
9780262181785
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96728646
Product Key Features
Author
Guy L. Steele
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Computing: Professional & Programming
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
1021g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass.
Spine
28mm
Edited by
Eric S. Raymond
Content Note
Illustrations
Out-Of-Print Date
18/10/2016
Date of Publication
29/11/1996
Edition Statement
3rd Revised Edition
Interest Age
From 18
Genre
Computing: Professional & Programming
Country of Publication
United States
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