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
The court finds everyone to be in contempt (including himself :-), and orders everyone sentenced to five years hard labor. (Working on… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
Perl is another example of filling a tiny, short-term need, and then being a real problem in the longer term. — Alan Kay Copy Share Image
Jed Perl writes precisely and ecstatically. Antoine' s Alphabet is a history and a fairy tale, a work of criticism, and a… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Perl doesn't have an infatuation with enforced privacy. It would prefer that you stayed out of its living room because you weren't… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means,… — 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
Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
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