Re: [Haskell-cafe] What is a hacker? [was: Mozart versus Beethoven]

2006-12-13 Thread Kirsten Chevalier
On 12/14/06, Benjamin Franksen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kirsten Chevalier wrote: > (Since, of course, > one should never apply the term "hacker" to oneself.) Who told you that? The Jargon File. But yes, I can anticipate more or less all of the possible responses to *that*, and, point taken.

[Haskell-cafe] What is a hacker? [was: Mozart versus Beethoven]

2006-12-13 Thread Benjamin Franksen
Kirsten Chevalier wrote: > On 12/12/06, Patrick Mulder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> PS I like the idea of a book "Hakell for Hackers" > > Maybe "Haskell for People Who Want to Be Hackers"? I would never buy a book with such a title, even if I didn't have the slightest clue about programming. H