"A hack" = a quick and dirty fix to some code to make it do something extra as required by some non-technical manager
"Hacking" = trying out different random changes to a codebase until you stumble on the one that does what you want
Those are the definitions (from 1980's Australia/NZ) that stick in my brain, despite being exposed to the "new", more positive, definition from Hacker News.
"Hacking" = trying out different random changes to a codebase until you stumble on the one that does what you want
Those are the definitions (from 1980's Australia/NZ) that stick in my brain, despite being exposed to the "new", more positive, definition from Hacker News.