Larry Wall
Larry Wall
Larry Wall is a computer programmer and author, most widely known as the creator of the Perl programming language...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 March 1949
CountryCanada
thinking people facts
The trouble with being quoted a lot is that it makes other people think you're quoting yourself when in fact you're merely repeating yourself.
computer autobiography
Save it for my unauthorized autobiography.
world computer method
Yes, but I did manage to increase the amount of virginity in the world by that method.
brain mind wheels
I procrastinate, but mostly because there's always too many things to do, and I got the stew in my mind that things do bubble up, so I'll throw things in there and let them stew around. It's sort of like greasing the squeaky wheels in my own brain.
thinking sides computer
I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one.
levels computer incontinence
I just hope I'm never promoted to the level of my incontinence.
mean feel-better pay
The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better.
song love-you ideas
Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after tomorrow. Like a variant of the song, Tomorrow, only it's more of the idea, the Mexican idea of mañana, you know, [singing] mañana, mañana, I love you, mañana, you're always a day away.
lines want one-line
You want it in one line? Does it have to fit in 80 columns?
philosophy thinking way
I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it.
thinking operating-systems particular
I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
coffee choices drug
Well, coffee is my drug of choice, generally, with a little bit of Pepsi here and there, if I need more sugar. But yeah, if I could do intravenous coffee, I would. But I guess that's pretty standard.
wisdom metaphor omniscience
"Lurking" is one metaphor that the Omniscience has allowed us to borrow.
stupid smart becoming
I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart enough to realize that I'm stupid.