Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument.
Larry Wall
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Larry Wall
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
Engineer
Linguist
Programmer
Writer
LA
California
TimToady
Larry Arnold Wall
Supplying
Consider
Argument
Program
Readable
More quotes by Larry Wall
Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies.
Larry Wall
Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days?
Larry Wall
Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.
Larry Wall
Not that I have anything much against redundancy. But I said that already.
Larry Wall
And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).
Larry Wall
I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.
Larry Wall
Sometimes I wish I could put an expiration date on my quotes.
Larry Wall
Computer languages differ not so much in what they make possible, but in what they make easy.
Larry Wall
I don't like this official/unofficial distinction. It sound, er, officious.
Larry Wall
The random quantum fluctuations of my brain are historical accidents that happen to have decided that the concepts of dynamic scoping and lexical scoping are orthogonal and should remain that way.
Larry Wall
A journey of a thousand miles continues with the second step.
Larry Wall
Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code.
Larry Wall
It's appositival, if it's there. And it doesn't have to be there. And it's really obvious that it's there when it's there.
Larry Wall
I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one.
Larry Wall
Save it for my unauthorized autobiography.
Larry Wall
The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core.
Larry Wall
I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
Larry Wall
For the sake of argument I'll ignore all your fighting words.
Larry Wall
But I know what's important to me, and what isn't. And I think I know what people can get used to, and what they can even learn to like. (It just takes some people longer than others. :-)
Larry Wall
A 'goto' in Perl falls into the category of hard things that should be possible, not easy things that should be easy.
Larry Wall