Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I view the JVM as just another architecture that Perl ought to be ported to. (That, and the Underwood typewriter...) — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
It's not that Perl programmers are idiots, it's that the language rewards idiotic behavior in a way that no other language or… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
What I actually admire in Perl is its ability to provide a very successful abstraction of the horrible mess that is collectively… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
There's many scripting languages in the world, Perl is a little bit special because it is based more on some ideas from… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, 'What is… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
A 'goto' in Perl falls into the category of hard things that should be possible, not easy things that should be easy. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
Let's just hope that all the world is run by Bill Gates before the Perl hackers can destroy it. — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
