For a start you should read Hackers and painters: http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html At least for HN comunity that gives enoug

For a start you should read Hackers and painters: http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html At least for HN comunity that gives enough menaning, and I like it a lot. From other people, hacker means "cracker".