Hacking As a Programmer, Is it a Good Habit

Question

Hello there,

is hacking a good habit to a programmer because I am little bit confused about it.

I heard that hacking is a bad habit and you as a programmer you would love to hack many things infact just to clarify your own fantasy about hacking you will learn how to hack many things .

now is hacking a good or bad habit to a programmer who really wants to clarify his/her fantasy...

Answer 1

The desire to explore and gain control of something is always good until it cross the line which cause someone's lost or invade their privacy.

It all boils down to what's their motive and the bounded law.

Answer 2

Firstly is hacking an habit?Dont think that once you know how to program you can hack.hacking is entirely different,might require programming,lastly most people hack as a job,whether hacking is good or bad depends on your nature of hacking

Answer 3

There are two types of hacking: 1) when a business wants you to try to hack into their website/network, so they know whether it is hackable, or 2) hacking to steal something or cause grief. The first option is acceptable, but the second is not. And anyway, if you happen to chose the second option, you will find one day that making your own codes instead of hacking other people’s codes is more fun 😀.

Answer 4

As long as it is ethical, yes :)

Answer 5

Depends if it is for career?