---
title: "Celebrating “Hackers” after 25 years"
url: https://infosecurity.ch/20100701/celebrating-hackers-after-25-years/
date: 2010-07-01
author: Fabio Pietrosanti (naif)
language: en
tags: [hacking]
---

# Celebrating “Hackers” after 25 years

A [cult book](http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920010227/), ever green since 25 years.

![201007010924.jpg](https://infosecurity.ch/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/201007010924.jpg)

It’s been 25 years since “Hackers” was published. Author Steven Levy reflects on the book and the movement.

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http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/06/hackers-at-25.html  
Steven Levy wrote a book in the mid-1980s that introduced the term "hacker" -- the positive connotation -- to a wide audience. In the ensuing 25 years, that word and its accompanying community have gone through tremendous change. The book itself became a mainstay in tech libraries.  
O'Reilly recently released an updated 25th anniversary edition of "Hackers," so I checked in with Levy to discuss the book's development, its influence, and the role hackers continue to play.
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