Attacking the word "hacker" will definitely get response from the YC community. I think the YC community at large is in love with calling themselves "hackers".
It is sad that this discussion is about the definition of the term 'hacker', instead of the article's topic: some programmers care about the business core (a concept also touched on by Eric Evans (DDD)) while some others don't.
It is a good reminder, as often we're going too deep into the rabbit hole while writing code, forgetting in so doing the real business requirement.
Working on the business core resonates with Agile principles.
It is a good reminder, as often we're going too deep into the rabbit hole while writing code, forgetting in so doing the real business requirement.
Working on the business core resonates with Agile principles.