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jrockway on Oct 7, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: what's going on with HN?

Is fixing someone's mess really "hacking"?

People will need new stuff regardless of whether or not the old stuff works -- writing the new stuff is "hacking".

wheels on Oct 7, 2008 [–]

Hacking's meaning naturally stems from manipulating previously existing stuff.

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