In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency. Larry Wall More Quotes by Larry Wall More Quotes From Larry Wall I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary. Larry Wall operating-systemsapplicationthinking I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age. Larry Wall agesciencethinking I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running. Larry Wall hondapaintrunning Hubris itself will not let you be an artist. Larry Wall hubrisartist All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory. Larry Wall arrogantterritorylanguage Information wants to be useful. Larry Wall informationwant Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible. Larry Wall hardshouldeasy For me, writing is a love-hate relationship. Larry Wall love-hatehatewriting When's the last time you used duct tape on a duct? Larry Wall tapelaststime You can't have filenames longer than 14 chars. You can't even think about them! Larry Wall thinking What is the sound of Perl? Is it not the sound of a wall that people have stopped banging their heads against? Larry Wall wallsoundpeople We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise. Larry Wall playing-gamesprogrammingcompromise So please don't think I have a 'down' on the MVS people. I'm just pulling off their arms to beat other people over the head with. Larry Wall armspeoplethinking I don't believe I've ever cuddled my elses. Larry Wall dont-believebelieve It's appositival, if it's there. And it doesn't have to be there. And it's really obvious that it's there when it's there. Larry Wall obviousifs Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs. Larry Wall crazylyinghands Think of prototypes as a funny markup language--the interpretation is left up to the rendering engine. Larry Wall interpretationlanguagethinking You can never entirely stop being what you once were. That's why it's important to be the right person today, and not put it off till tomorrow. Larry Wall tomorrowimportanttoday I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company. Larry Wall companywantrunning I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of the time it's just goofing off. Larry Wall goofing-offdevelopmentwant
