3/23    In the professional world, does the word "hack" have a negative,
        neutral, or positive connotation?
        \_ 'hack' refers to a quick and dirty solution that isn't obvious,
           and probably isn't very robust.  'hacker' refers to a person and
           could be either complimentary or pejorative depending on the clique
           you run with.  I've never heard 'hack' used in a strictly positive
           manner.      -mice
        \_ -
        \_ unless you work for the nsa
        \_ I get the impression that in most of Europe, "hacker" is a sort-of
           positive and grudgingly admiring way of describing young techs
           by their coworkers.  -John
                \_ the stigma is avoided thanks to the language barrier
                   \_ True, I guess, otherwise people wouldn't expend so
                      much effort insisting that "hacker" is a positive
                      term :-)  -John