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A "Software Engineer" that has no/limited schooling whatsoever and thinks he/she is a "Software Developer/Engineer".
a) Taking one programming class does not make you a programmer it makes you a hack.

b) Making up your own programming guidelines and automatically assuming that Microsoft is moronic makes you a hack.

c) Knowing a lot about several different programming concepts, but not following conventions makes you a hack.
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1) The act of swinging legs or arms profusely.

2) Any one who does something awful.
Simon Burke. A hack.
Hack by Hack McHackerson December 8, 2013
A crap person, in particular a celebrity whose work is crap.
Jerry Bruckheimer is a hack.
hack by YeOldeJeremy June 3, 2005
Every guy I know named Hack turned out to be OK.
hack by dictionary April 9, 2003
hacks are stupid douches who suck at everything they do and they think they do everything correct.
mrs. graham is the biggest hack on the planet.
hack by i hate mrs graham July 17, 2003
A technician (any field) who breaks equipment beyond capable repair even though his/her intentions were to fix the equipment.
That fucking hack smoked three power supplies before he realized he might of had a short on the motherboard!
hack by BillR June 8, 2003