Don't wear rollerskates to a tug-of-war. Larry Wall More Quotes by Larry Wall More Quotes From Larry Wall Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies. Larry Wall genes missing enemy The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core. Larry Wall growth whole culture If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you. Larry Wall enough glad writing I'm sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable. Larry Wall sense-of-humor computer sorry The trouble with being quoted a lot is that it makes other people think you're quoting yourself when in fact you're merely repeating yourself. Larry Wall facts people thinking I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one. Larry Wall computer sides thinking Although the Perl Slogan is There's More Than One Way to Do It, I hesitate to make 10 ways to do something. Larry Wall slogans computer way The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better. Larry Wall feel-better use mean I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble. Larry Wall trouble names want Any false value is gonna be fairly boring in Perl, mathematicians notwithstanding. Larry Wall perl mathematician boring Portability should be the default. Larry Wall portability default should I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read. Larry Wall pardon-me easier thinking Perl has a long tradition of working around compilers. Larry Wall perl tradition long I don't like this official/unofficial distinction. It sound, er, officious. Larry Wall officials distinction sound There's often more than one correct thing. There's often more than one right thing. There's often more than one obvious thing. Larry Wall right-thing obvious-things obvious This does not mean that some of us should not want, in a rather dispassionate sort of way, to put a bullet through csh's head. Larry Wall doe want mean Guilty as charged. Perl is happily ugly, and happily derivative. Larry Wall derivatives ugly computer If you're going to define a shortcut, then make it the base [sic] darn shortcut you can. Larry Wall shortcuts ifs Not that I have anything much against redundancy. But I said that already. Larry Wall redundancy said Perl programming is an *empirical* science! Larry Wall perl programming
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