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
impression members
The impression we're getting from our members is that it's going even better than expected.
capacity either prices third
About a third of the nation's refining capacity is either down or in peril, ... you will see prices go up. But it will be only temporary.
hogs washing worth
I don't think it's worth washing hogs over.
caused gulf mexico storm
The storm caused the Gulf of Mexico to be evacuated.
campbell good paints sounds true
Mr. Campbell paints a very rosy picture. It sounds too good to be true because it is too good to be true.
gulf path storms took
These two storms took the most destructive path over the Gulf that they could.
attitude both guys heart injuries key stepped week
The heart and never-say-die attitude was key. The guys just battled and battled. We've got a lot of guys going both ways, had some key injuries the week before, but a lot of guys stepped up and that's what it's all about.
trying want arbitrary
I've decided I don't want to be a manager. Every time you try to be responsive to your employees, they say you're being reactive and not proactive. And when you try to be proactive, they accuse you of being capricious and arbitrary. So I don't wanna be a manager...
daughter said shoulders
I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, 'What is that, swearing?
strong language problem
The problem with using C++ ... is that there's already a strong tendency in the language to require you to know everything before you can do anything.
brain mind wheels
I procrastinate, but mostly because there's always too many things to do, and I got the stew in my mind that things do bubble up, so I'll throw things in there and let them stew around. It's sort of like greasing the squeaky wheels in my own brain.
years california next-year
When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted grass. The next year, they came back and put the sidewalks where the trails were in the grass. Perl is just that kind of language. It is not designed from first principles. Perl is those sidewalks in the grass.
oatmeal computer fingernails
Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in.
lazy programmers
Programmers can be lazy.