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 ideas patents
I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.
appreciate people would-be
I've had to learn kind of sense when the questions would be coming and be ready to handle them. There's a lot of education and reiteration that happens on these online channels and sometimes it's tempting to just say, "Well, just go and read the documentation," but you know, people appreciate being led along and taught and mentored.
giving people use
I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.
fun serious ideology
If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious.
suffering
Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly...
wheels unix reinvention
Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.
evil greater-good greater
The potential of greater good goes right along with the potential for greater evil.
serious needs reinventing
We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing.
thinking age computer
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
technology trying clubs
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.
two design software
There's a saying in the software design industry: "Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two."
lying crazy hands
Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.
feet path needs
What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
shells scripts programming
It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.