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“We don't have enough parallel universes to allow all uses of all junction types - in the absence of quantum computing the combinatorics are not in our favor.”

Quote by Larry Wall

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Larry Wall, born on September 27, 1954, is a renowned programmer. He is best known for inventing the Perl programming language, which has gained widespread popularity for its powerful text processing capabilities. Wall's contributions to the field of programming extend beyond Perl, as he has also been involved in numerous open-source projects, significantly impacting the programming community. more

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