In the old days, a hacker was someone who enjoys working with computers and "hacks" or plays with programs, systems, hardware and other similar things. Even further back, (about 20 years ago) a hacker was someone who worked on code (computer programs) without adequate design and analysis. He simply wrote and rewrote until the applications worked as desired.
Nowadays, of course, the term has come to mean someone who breaks into computer systems, writes viruses and causes other unspecified damages. In this article series, that is the definition that we will be using.
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