Is Hacking (2003) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 50 / 100 (roughly neutral). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Jon Erickson, Jon Erickson, 2003.
10 votes: 50% WOKE, 50% CHUD.
Why: Computer security technical guide, no clear politics
Hacking is the art of creative problem solving, whether that means finding an unconventional solution to a difficult problem or exploiting holes in sloppy programming. Many people call themselves hackers, but few have the strong technical foundation needed to really push the envelope. Rather than merely showing how to run existing exploits, author Jon Erickson explains how arcane hacking techniques actually work. To share the art and science of hacking in a way that is accessible to everyone, Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition introduces the fundamentals of C programming from a hacker's perspective. The included LiveCD provides a complete Linux programming and debugging envi…