Larry Wall
Larry Wall
Larry Wall is a computer programmer and author, most widely known as the creator of the Perl programming language...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 March 1949
CountryCanada
evil greater-good greater
The potential of greater good goes right along with the potential for greater evil.
serious needs reinventing
We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing.
thinking age computer
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
technology trying clubs
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.
two design software
There's a saying in the software design industry: "Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two."
lying crazy hands
Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.
feet path needs
What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
shells scripts programming
It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.
way next language
Natural languages generally are not designed by humans, they're just designed by the participants and you say something new and somebody else says, "Oh, that's a cool way to say it," and the next thing you know, everyone is saying it because it's shiny.
inspiring laziness virtue
Laziness is a programmers main virtue.
jobs fire boss
A Perl program is correct if it gets the job done before your boss fires you.
self hands smell
The camel has evolved to be relatively self-sufficient. On the other hand, the camel has not evolved to smell good. Neither has Perl.
language computer ambiguous
Human languages tend to be much more ambiguous than computer languages because humans are much smarter about interpreting the context.
compromise agree
We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.