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Not really. They're just very misunderstood words and have been used to refer to contradictory concepts.



That's ancient history. We now have:

Typing Hackers (people who type fast): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6659161

Growth Hackers (Marketers): http://growthhackersconference.com/

and with this story, Project Management Hackers (which is a pretty good oxymoron).

I'm sure there's plenty more instances of it being used as a meaningless buzzword.


As a Typing Engineer, I am appalled at this denigration of my profession.


True hackers should celebrate every instance of that word being associated with anything positive, non-black hat. Typing hackers, growth hackers, PM hackers? Great, bring it on. Finally, people starting to use the word "hacker" in a way that's true to its real meaning.




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