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
maps hackers diverse
Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.
writing code writing-code
Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code.
want satisfied
I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always want to do everything at once.
routine definitions would-be
As someone pointed out, you could have an attribute that says 'optimize the heck out of this routine', and your definition of heck would be a parameter to the optimizer.
want development goofing-off
I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of the time it's just goofing off.
running want company
I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company.
important today tomorrow
You can never entirely stop being what you once were. That's why it's important to be the right person today, and not put it off till tomorrow.
thinking language interpretation
Think of prototypes as a funny markup language--the interpretation is left up to the rendering engine.
silly purpose silly-things
And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).
real perl programmers
As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
average attendance easy
It's certainly easy to calculate the average attendance for Perl conferences.
realizing modern posts
We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
giving way perl
Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one.
doubt welfare code
Even if you aren't in doubt, consider the mental welfare of the person who has to maintain the code after you, and who will probably put parens in the wrong place.