But let's not call that hacking. Let's call that "bad code". Let's call this "cluelessness" or "junior high school programming".
Let's not hack around in the English language, shall we? One should realize that natural languages are moving targets. New words spring into existances, while other words slowly die off. The meaning of words change all the time. Dictionaries do not define what a word means - they just record its usuage.

Trying to change the meaning of words in the way you propose is like trying to conduct the tides by waving your arms on the beach.

Just accept that certain words have more than one meaning.

Abigail

In reply to Re: Fighting the denigration of hacking by Abigail-II
in thread Fighting the denigration of hacking by flyingmoose

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