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
obvious ifs
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.
writing use sentences
I wouldn't ever write the full sentence myself, but then, I never use goto either.
keys littles shortcuts
Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated but there are more shortcuts, and once you learned the language, it's more expressive.
firsts surprising whole
Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that I would do. I was surprised by the whole web thing in the first place.
redundant agree ifs
If you and I always agree, then one of us is redundant.
people together want
I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially.
default should portability
Portability should be the default.
obvious-things obvious right-thing
There's often more than one correct thing. There's often more than one right thing. There's often more than one obvious thing.
shortcuts ifs
If you're going to define a shortcut, then make it the base [sic] darn shortcut you can.
said redundancy
Not that I have anything much against redundancy. But I said that already.
programming perl
Perl programming is an *empirical* science!
new-york thinking people
(To someone at New York University) If you consistently take an antagonistic approach, however, people are going to start thinking you're from New York.
real computer
Besides, REAL computers have a rename() system call.
moving escaping people
[Boxed] Multiple bouncing balls in a box are a metaphor for community. Notice how the escaping balls explode. This is what happens to people who move from Perl to Ruby .