How to become a hacker

This article was created for those readers who know that hacking (in the usual negative sense of the word) is illegal and entails a number of negative consequences for both the burglar and the society as a whole. For comparison, imagine a cracker apartments - he acts illegally, committing property damage and sometimes his theft. In this sense, the hacker is no different from this type of people: they are both found, tried and imprisoned.

Therefore, the first rule in mastering this case is: before becoming a hacker, read the legislation and think about responsibility.

Hacking became popular almost immediately after the Internet appeared. Today you can often hear: "I want to become a hacker, a burglar", and questions about how to break the site filled the Internet, even given that recently there are lots of examples of demonstrative trials in the case of information pests of the network space.

Further, we give a few tips that can be used exclusively for cognitive and creative purposes and not be used to violate legislation.

Definition

Before you become a hacker, you need to understand what it is. In society there are several myths concerning this computer craft, and they all only partially correspond to the truth.

First, it is believed that the hacker is the programmer who is very knowledgeable in this area and hacks programs, databases, security systems, etc. Part of this statement is true, namely, that these people are highly qualified. The rest does not correspond to the truth: initially hackers corrected program errors by workarounds, solving a lot of complex problems. Those who break into programs with destructive goals are called "crackers", and they do not enjoy special respect among programmers.

The word "hacker" is sometimes used when it comes to a first-rate specialist who knows the slightest subtleties of his craft and knows how to solve professional problems outside the box.

But now, most people understand hackers as intruders who steal information not intended for publication or getting into "someone else's hands" (for example, passwords, secret government documents, personal information of users, etc.).

Also, the understanding of hacking in society is so vague that they are ranked among those who create and distribute viruses, illegally gain access to cash accounts.

We can say that a large group of people consider hackers burglars and pests.

We will adhere to the concept of a hacker as an able and intelligent programmer, whose activities are not aimed at destruction and theft.

How to become a hacker: creativity

To be a hacker, you need to become a creative person, because the basis of this activity is to find atypical decisions.

The peculiarity of hacker activity is diversity, therefore it is necessary to solve new problems that require an unconventional approach. This is how mastery develops, which is the main sign of a hacker.

How to become a hacker: knowledge and languages

To become it, you need to have a high level of intelligence, specific knowledge and practice.

The most important thing is to learn how to program. To do this, select the language, learn it and practice it. For a true master it is not enough to know one language perfectly, so you need to understand the very principle, the method of any language, in order to be able to learn any other for a couple of days, relating some differences to those already known.

How to become a hacker: practice

Books and lessons can only give a general theoretical view of this matter, so if there is no desire to teach languages, one wants real practice, then the most effective method is to read other people's codes and write their own.