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Larry Wall
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Larry Wall
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
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Larry Arnold Wall
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I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.
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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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Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.
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What is the sound of Perl? Is it not the sound of a wall that people have stopped banging their heads against?
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I think I'm likely to be certified before Perl is.
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