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
programming perl
Perl programming is an *empirical* science!
new-york thinking people
(To someone at New York University) If you consistently take an antagonistic approach, however, people are going to start thinking you're from New York.
real computer
Besides, REAL computers have a rename() system call.
moving escaping people
[Boxed] Multiple bouncing balls in a box are a metaphor for community. Notice how the escaping balls explode. This is what happens to people who move from Perl to Ruby .
people notion occasions
Not that I'm against sneaking some notions into people's heads upon occasion. (Or blasting them in outright.
missing enemy genes
Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies.
growth culture core
The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core.
writing enough glad
If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you.
sorry sense-of-humor computer
I'm sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable.
computer language prove
You can prove anything by mentioning another computer language.
purpose perl
Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.
computer language easy
Computer languages differ not so much in what they make possible, but in what they make easy.
views helping reason
If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
people annoyed trying
We can debug relationships, but it's always good policy to consider the people themselves to be features. People get annoyed when you try to debug them.