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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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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
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