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Famous Larry Wall Quotes
“You can prove anything by mentioning another computer language.”
“Computer languages differ not so much in what they make possible, but in what they make easy.”
“Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.”
“I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.”
“I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.”
“The computer should be doing the hard work. That's what it's paid to do, after all.”
“In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency.”
“The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.”
“The whole history of computers is rampant with cheerleading at best and bigotry at worst.”
“But you have to allow a little for the desire to evangelize when you think you have good news.”
“You want it in one line? Does it have to fit in 80 columns?”
“Yes, but I did manage to increase the amount of virginity in the world by that method.”
“I just hope I'm never promoted to the level of my incontinence.”
“Just because you're into control doesn't mean you're in control.”
“It's easier to make up sayings people like to hear than sayings they like to heed.”
“What about writing it first and rationalizing it afterwards?”
“A journey of a thousand miles continues with the second step.”
“An initial underscore already conveys strong feelings of magicalness to a C programmer.”
“It won't be covered in the book. The source code has to be useful for something, after all.”
“Guilty as charged. Perl is happily ugly, and happily derivative.”
“You need to go and find someone to teach you the rudiments of irrational discourse.”
“Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in.”
“The young think they are immortal, and are determined to prove otherwise.”
“Sometimes I wish I could put an expiration date on my quotes.”