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Hacking - Art or Science?

Posted by Cliff on from the share-your-opinion dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "The argument regarding the principle nature of hacking - be it an art or a science is not a new one. This paper hopes to discuss both the meaning of the term 'hack' and the underlying arguments for it being defined as an art or a science, in reference to the base principles and basic methodologies of the discipline. So in your opinion, is hacking art or science?"

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  1. shit happens and so does hacking by 10am-bedtime · · Score: 0, Troll

    the difference is that while shit really stinks, hacking only stinks sometimes.

    the similarity is that both can be ploughed back into the common.

    next question?