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title: Introduction to Hacking - Do I really need it?
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You might be asking yourself, do I even need to learn a programming language?
The answer to that is both yes and no. It all depends on what your goals are.
Nowadays, with all the point and click programs out there, you can be a fairly
good ethical hacker without knowing any programming. You can do some effective
hacking if you understand all of the security tools very well. Even if you
understand what is going on in the background of these programs, most people
will still classify you as a script kiddie. Personally I think you should learn
some programming. Even if it is the very basics, it will give you a much better
understanding of what is going on. Also, once you learn how to program well, you
will be able to develop your own exploits, which is great in many ways:

1. You will be considered an elite hacker
2. Imagine a black hat discovers a vulnerability and codes an exploit for it
   that no one else knows about. The black hat would be able to take down
   thousands of machines before anyone discovers and patches the vulnerability.
3. You will feel so much more satisfied having created your own program or
   exploit. I promise you this.

So... My advice is, don't settle for being a point and click hacker. Take some
time to understand even just the basics of programming and an entire new world
of hacking will open up to you.

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