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
world expanding perl
The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.
real perl programmers
As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
giving way perl
Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one.
long should perl
Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds.
programming perl
Perl programming is an *empirical* science!
purpose perl
Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.
should perl intuitive
Perl should remain fast and intuitive (to the extent that it is
thinking computer perl
I think I'm likely to be certified before Perl is...
way computer perl
Although the Perl Slogan is There's More Than One Way to Do It, I hesitate to make 10 ways to do something.
perl
To Perl , or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
long tradition perl
Perl has a long tradition of working around compilers.
boring mathematician perl
Any false value is gonna be fairly boring in Perl, mathematicians notwithstanding.
caused gulf mexico storm
The storm caused the Gulf of Mexico to be evacuated.
calamities far firm handle hurricane numbers seen soon trying worst
We're still trying to get a handle on this thing, but it is too soon to put firm numbers on the damage. This is one of the worst calamities we've been through and it is one of the worst I've seen as far as hurricane damage.