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
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.
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.
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.
oatmeal computer fingernails
Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in.
lazy programmers
Programmers can be lazy.
missing enemy genes
Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies.
default should portability
Portability should be the default.
progress boring crank
Life gets boring, someone invents another necessity, and once again we turn the crank on the screwjack of progress hoping that nobody gets screwed.
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.
sound distinction officials
I don't like this official/unofficial distinction. It sound, er, officious.
perl
To Perl , or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
redundant agree ifs
If you and I always agree, then one of us is redundant.