Hack it 'til you crack it

Commonly used in software engineering. A phrase describing building quick fixes on top of quick fixes until they solve the problem.

"Should I write a proper implementation for this?" - "Nah, hack it 'til you crack it!"

Hack it 'til you crack it by j2yw3f March 26, 2024

can't hack it 

1) Basically like if you can't handle someone or something.
2) or if you don't understand something

1: "mate did you see the snow outside?!"
"Yeah it's so cold, can't hack it mate!"

2:"Have you started Miss C's work yet?"
"Nah, Its so hard I can't hack it!"

can't hack it by puresource May 8, 2016

Man Up and Hack it 

comes from england
means to grow some balls and get on with it
can be used in most situations and the 'hack it part' is optional

patient- 'but i don't want to walk around on crutches for 6 weeks, it's really difficult and painful'

doctor- 'man up and hack it.'

Man Up and Hack it by selene du coudray October 8, 2009

hackitt 

A Glaswegian term relating to a physically ugly, crass and charmless person (usually a female).

What d'ye think ah hur then Gaz? Wid ye gie ur wan?
No danger man! Ah widdnae touch her wae yours... she's pure hackitt!

hackitt by hector mcgubligan December 28, 2005

hackitt 

An extreme form of ugliness, unpleasant to the eye

Fuck sake, she's fuckin' hackitt

hackitt by Breni September 15, 2004

hackit 

Plain ugly. Especially the coupon (face). See forby minging.

Git a swatch at the hackit coupon on yon.

hackit by Smert Howker October 18, 2006

hackitude 

In programming slang, refering to the degree of quick fixes, limited-scope solutions, workarounds and inclusion of fragile code. Commonly used with negative connotations.

I hate Java. Every time I wanted to use such and such way of doing things, I ran into problems. Example: lack of unsigned arithmetic. Each "feature" required workarounds of the highest hackitude normally.

hackitude by dazza85 July 16, 2008