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There ain't nothin' in this world that's worth being a snot over.

Larry Wall

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
Engineer
Linguist
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LA
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Larry Arnold Wall
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So please don't think I have a 'down' on the MVS people. I'm just pulling off their arms to beat other people over the head with.
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If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you.
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That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions.
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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?
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The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core.
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My arthritic pinkies are already starting to ache just thinking about ||||=.
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Orthogonality for orthogonality's sake is not something I'm keen on.
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If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
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Lurking is one metaphor that the Omniscience has allowed us to borrow.
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And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).
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I suppose you could switch grammars once you've seen 'use strict subs'.
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Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days?
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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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What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
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If you consistently take an antagonistic approach, however, people are going to start thinking you're from New York.
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We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
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I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it.
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For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.
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