How To Become A Hacker[1]

how to become a hacker

eric steven raymond

thyrsus enterprises

    <esr@thyrsus.com>
    

copyright © 2001 eric s. raymond

revision history
revision 1.29	27 nov 2004	esr
add catalan translation.
revision 1.28	19 nov 2004	esr
recommend raymond smullyan. added a caution about java. more about martial arts and meditation disciplines.
revision 1.27	28 oct 2004	esr
more on mathematics and hacking skill.
revision 1.26	29 jul 2004	esr
add a link to paul graham's essay on great hackers.

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table of contents

why this document?

what is a hacker?

the hacker attitude

1. the world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved.

2. no problem should ever have to be solved twice.

3. boredom and drudgery are evil.

4. freedom is good.

5. attitude is no substitute for competence.

basic hacking skills

1. learn how to program.

2. get one of the open-source unixes and learn to use and run it.

3. learn how to use the world wide web and write html.

4. if you don't have functional english, learn it.

status in the hacker culture

1. write open-source software

2. help test and debug open-source software

3. publish useful information

4. help keep the infrastructure working

5. serve the hacker culture itself

the hacker/nerd connection

points for style

other resources

frequently aske

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