“But the possibility of abuse may be a good reason for leaving capabilities out of other computer languages, it's not a good reason for leaving capabilities out of Perl.” MayReasonLanguagePossibilityComputerAbuseLeavingCapabilityComputer LanguagePerl Author:Larry Wall
“So many computer languages try to force you into one way of thinking and Perl is very much the opposite of that approach. It's kind of like a, well, sometimes Perl has been called the Swiss army chainsaw of the internet, but it's more like a Swiss army machine shop. It really gives you a lot of tools, some of which are dangerous, but it lets you get your job done very quickly.” ThinkingWayGivingTryingWellsKindHas BeensSometimesDoneJobsLanguageForceDangerousInternetComputerApproachToolsMachinesOppositesArmyOne WayShopsWay Of ThinkingComputer LanguageSwissPerlChainsawMachine Shop Author:Larry Wall