In today's fast-paced world, the high-tech computer industry offers a unique opportunity for high-paying jobs. I believe programming to be one of the most powerful areas of Computer Science; there is a subculture within this area that calls themselves hackers. There seems to be a negative connotation with the word hacker. This is a misunderstanding because these programmers, who consider themselves to be hackers, are not the evildoers that the media portrays them as. Some misguided souls do attack systems for profit and pleasure, but these are usually the wannabe hackers; they are referred to as crackers or cyberpunks. True hackers do not waste their time with these types of pranks and destruction. It is similar to an artist who, instead of painting a beautiful picture, sprays profanity on a city wall.
             There are many misunderstandings surrounding the art of hacking. Computers have made our world and lives much easier. In the past, many jobs were done by hand. Computers have replaced calculators. Word processing is now much faster and more convenient than it was when we had to use typewriters. Not only can we type and correct errors much quicker since it can be done on a computer, but we don't even have to type at all as a result of dictation software, which allows us to speak to our computers. Computers revolutionized our world. We can communicate through e-mail with friends around the world. Research on any form or type of information is readily and easily accessible through the Internet.
             Computers have opened doors to people all over the world that just twenty years ago were not even dreamed of. Through all this innovation computers are, nevertheless, electronic components. They can only do what we tell them to do. This is how Alan Gauld, a computer programmer, explains computers: Logical thinking comes into play because computers are intrinsically stupid. They can't really do anything except add single digits together and mov...