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Larry Wall is an American computer programmer and author, best known for creating the Perl programming language. His work has had a major impact on software development and scripting languages worldwide. He is celebrated for his distinctive approach to language design and his contributions to the programming community. Here are 327 of his quotes:

As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct. (Larry Wall)
I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially. View quote
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Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days? View quote
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Think of prototypes as a funny markup language--the interpretation is left up to the rendering engine. View quote
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Orthogonality for orthogonality's sake is not something I'm keen on. View quote
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Real theology is always rather shocking to people who already think they know what they think. I'm still shocked myself. View quote
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If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them. View quote
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There's often more than one correct thing.There's often more than one right thing.There's often more than one obvious thing. View quote
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The whole history of computers is rampant with cheerleading at best and bigotry at worst. View quote
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Unix is like a toll road on which you have to stop every 50 feet to pay another nickel. But hey! You only feel 5 cents poorer each time. View quote
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All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory... (Larry Wall)
I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble... View quote
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It should be illegal to yell 'Y2K' in a crowded economy. View quote
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You can prove anything by mentioning another computer language. View quote
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Although the Perl Slogan is There's More Than One Way to Do It, I hesitate to make 10 ways to do something. View quote
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That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions. View quote
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And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is. View quote
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Are you perchance running on a 64-bit machine? View quote
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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. View quote
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Even the White House has a press agent. View quote
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Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one. (Larry Wall)
Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies. View quote
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The autodecrement is not magical. View quote
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The court finds everyone to be in contempt (including himself :-), and orders everyone sentenced to five years hard labor. View quote
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If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument. View quote
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Photo: Randal Schwartz from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Businessman
Born: September 27, 1954
Quotes count: 327
Wikipedia: Larry Wall

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