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
companies hard invested rebuild thinking
The refineries aren't going anywhere. There is too much invested in them here and companies wouldn't be working this hard to rebuild if they were thinking of moving.
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.
impression members
The impression we're getting from our members is that it's going even better than expected.
lazy programmers
Programmers can be lazy.
cheerleading computer worst
The whole history of computers is rampant with cheerleading at best and bigotry at worst.
distinction believer visuals
I'm a great believer in visual distinctions.
perl
To Perl , or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
territory arrogant language
All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory...
messengers computer shots
A good messenger expects to get shot.
ada computer former
It's there as a sop to former Ada programmers.
shells scripts programming
It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.
fun long mitochondria
Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.
fun serious ideology
If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious.
wheels unix reinvention
Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.