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
keys doubt poor
When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi.
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.
gulf path storms took
These two storms took the most destructive path over the Gulf that they could.
build
You can't build new ones, so you keep what you have.
caused gulf mexico storm
The storm caused the Gulf of Mexico to be evacuated.
campbell good paints sounds true
Mr. Campbell paints a very rosy picture. It sounds too good to be true because it is too good to be true.
monster moves until
We won't know any of that until that monster moves on through.
capacity either prices third
About a third of the nation's refining capacity is either down or in peril, ... you will see prices go up. But it will be only temporary.
companies hard invested rebuild thinking
The refineries aren't going anywhere. There is too much invested in them here and companies wouldn't be working this hard to rebuild if they were thinking of moving.
access deal hard locate problems workers
It has been very hard for these companies, because many of them first had to locate their workers who had been evacuated and now have to deal with problems of access to their facilities.
hit ivan last passed
When Ivan hit last year, it passed over 150 platforms.
amount time works
There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we get it done. Perl 5 still works fine, and we plan to take the right amount of time on Perl 6.
chief impatience programmer virtues
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
hogs washing worth
I don't think it's worth washing hogs over.