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Technology Quotes by Larry Wall
- Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.
- Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.
- Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.
- Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.
- I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes…
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