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Computer science: the science behind making computers work.

Hacking: getting shit to work in a fast manner/making something faster.

These are two orthogonal philosophies that give you very different perspectives, and they are both labeled as "programming."

So, how about this: the next time you want to deride someone's opinion because they are misusing a term, why don't you clue the rest of the class into what your definition of the term is?



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