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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
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I view the JVM as just another architecture that Perl ought to be ported to. (That, and the Underwood typewriter...)
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We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing.
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The young think they are immortal, and are determined to prove otherwise.
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You need to go and find someone to teach you the rudiments of irrational discourse.
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I don't believe I've ever cuddled my elses.
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Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly.
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Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.
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That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions.
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Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies.
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Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code.
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Basically there's just so much stuff flowing past on the internet now, you have to let most of it go. And I've grown accustomed to the process of not worrying too much about the stuff I'm not getting to, because the important stuff will come back around.
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If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious.
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I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
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Not that I'm against sneaking some notions into people's heads upon occasion. (Or blasting them in outright.
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What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
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Many computer scientists have fallen into the trap of trying to define languages like George Orwell's Newspeak, in which it is impossible to think bad thoughts. What they end up doing is killing the creativity of programming.
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And besides, if Perl really takes off in the Windows space, I think the rest of us would just as soon have a double-agent within ActiveState.
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