Teema 10: Eric S. Raymond's "Hacker-HOWTO" review.
The main text of the Article by Eric S. Raymond "Hacker-HOWTO" is located here
Short attention spans of readers and business email etiquette rules (not so very surprising coincidence here, eh?) force us to put a key takeaway in the first paragraph of any text. So, here is my takeaway: What Eric S Raymond describes in his Hacker-HOWTO article is: no less, a step by step guide how to become and continue to be a decent human being. You have to be skilled and competent, you can't show-off, you really should not think too highly of yourself until your peers will recognize your qualities. But most interesting observation, is that a path to become a good, decent person, or a good HACKER - is a SELF-TAUGHT exercise. And this is a very interesting thought that I stumbled upon, while reading this article. Was Eric S. Raymond's aim really to write a guide on how to become a "hacker"? Or, rather, considering the level of immaturity of Frequently Asked Questions (that indicate the main readership's age is between 15 and 20) Eric S. Raymond wanted to write a moral compass guide for those youngsters, to teach them the essential differences between d00dz/crackers/phreakers and real hackers? Another interesting part of this article was the self-teaching part of the guide. Which is also reiterating old truth about the time needed to become an expert. on anything. Some bring the 10000 hours, some say 5 years, or 10 years or life-learning. And all authors are right in one thing. You cannot become a master overnight. It requires discipline and practice and TIME. Finally, Eric's detailed steps description: from choosing the right language to start coding with, to learn English properly shows author's expert knowledge and passion. He knows his subject, passionate about it, and is free with his knowledge sharing. Eric S. Raymond strives to go forward himself and wants other to join him in his pursuit for problem solving. A Real Hacker.
Short attention spans of readers and business email etiquette rules (not so very surprising coincidence here, eh?) force us to put a key takeaway in the first paragraph of any text. So, here is my takeaway: What Eric S Raymond describes in his Hacker-HOWTO article is: no less, a step by step guide how to become and continue to be a decent human being. You have to be skilled and competent, you can't show-off, you really should not think too highly of yourself until your peers will recognize your qualities. But most interesting observation, is that a path to become a good, decent person, or a good HACKER - is a SELF-TAUGHT exercise. And this is a very interesting thought that I stumbled upon, while reading this article. Was Eric S. Raymond's aim really to write a guide on how to become a "hacker"? Or, rather, considering the level of immaturity of Frequently Asked Questions (that indicate the main readership's age is between 15 and 20) Eric S. Raymond wanted to write a moral compass guide for those youngsters, to teach them the essential differences between d00dz/crackers/phreakers and real hackers? Another interesting part of this article was the self-teaching part of the guide. Which is also reiterating old truth about the time needed to become an expert. on anything. Some bring the 10000 hours, some say 5 years, or 10 years or life-learning. And all authors are right in one thing. You cannot become a master overnight. It requires discipline and practice and TIME. Finally, Eric's detailed steps description: from choosing the right language to start coding with, to learn English properly shows author's expert knowledge and passion. He knows his subject, passionate about it, and is free with his knowledge sharing. Eric S. Raymond strives to go forward himself and wants other to join him in his pursuit for problem solving. A Real Hacker.
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