The New Hacker's Dictionary

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Author: Eric S. Raymond

ISBN-10: 0262181789

ISBN-13: 9780262181785

Category: Computers -> Humor

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This new edition of the hacker's own phenomenally successfullexicon includes more than 100 new entries and updates orrevises 200 more. Booknews A completely revised, updated, and expanded (with nearly five times as many entries) edition of the 1983 Hacker's dictionary. Collects, defines, and demystifies, with considerable color and wit, the remarkable slang used by the growing international community of computer programmers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Confessions of a Happy HackerHacker in a Strange LandPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionOf Slang, Jargon, and TechspeakRevision HistoryHow Jargon WorksJargon ConstructionVerb DoublingSoundalike slangThe '-P' conventionOvergeneralizationSpoken inarticulationsAnthropomorphizationComparativesHacker Writing StyleEmail Quotes and Inclusion ConventionsHacker Speech StyleInternational StyleCrackers, Phreaks, and LamersHow to Use the LexiconPronunciation GuideOther Lexicon ConventionsThe Jargon Lexicon[^A-Za-Z]Appendix A Hacker FolkloreThe Meaning of 'Hack'TV Typewriters: A Tale of Hackish IngenuityA Story About 'Magic'AI KoansOS and JEDGARThe Story of Mel, a Real ProgrammerAppendix B A Portrait of J. Random HackerGeneral AppearanceDressReading HabitsOther InterestsPhysical Activity and SportsEducationThings Hackers Detest and AvoidFoodPoliticsGender and EthnicityReligionCeremonial ChemicalsCommunication StyleGeographical DistributionSexual HabitsPersonality CharacteristicsWeaknesses of the Hacker PersonalityMiscellaneousAppendix C Helping Hacker Culture GrowBibliographyContributors