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In other words, a ‘hack’
by machinelearning 3y ago
In other words, a ‘hack’
- rishav_sharan 3y agoin India, we would call it a "Jugaad"
- CTDOCodebases 3y agoA hack has connotations of laziness though. This is the opposite. The constraints of the situation may call for a ‘hack’ but it’s not an expression of laziness. It is a necessary action provided the circumstances.
- jfoutz 3y agoMaybe Macgyver'ing it would be a more modern reference. Still pretty dated. Is there a word for what Phineas and Ferb do? That's not a good fit, but still has the same flavor.
- CTDOCodebases 3y agoYeah it’s a language issue. There have been hacks that did express the idea but “hack” does get used broadly. Macguyvering conveys the concept well but as you say it’s reference is outdated so it’s lost some of its meaning.