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Larry Arnold Wall is an American computer programmer and author. He created the Perl programming language. Wikipedia  

✵ 27. September 1954
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Larry Wall Quotes

“You tell it that it's indicative by appending $!. That's why we made $! such a short variable name, after all.”

Larry Wall

[199709081801.LAA20629@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

“Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds.”

Larry Wall

[199806241734.KAA09652@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“tt>stab_val(stab)-> str_nok = 1; /* what a wonderful hack! */</tt”

Larry Wall

Source code, <code>stab.c</code>

“I know it's weird, but it does make it easier to write poetry in perl.”

Larry Wall

[7865@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990

“The Golden Gate wasn't our fault either, but we still put a bridge across it.”

Larry Wall

[199811242253.OAA28167@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“There is, however, a strange, musty smell in the air that reminds me of something…hmm…yes…I've got it…there's a VMS nearby, or I'm a Blit.”

Larry Wall

Source code, <code>Configure</code>

“I'd put my money where my mouth is, but my mouth keeps moving.”

Larry Wall

[199704051723.JAA28035@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

Money

“The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.”

Larry Wall

[199710161841.LAA13208@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

Law , Light

“Hey, I had to let awk be better at *something*…”

Larry Wall

[1991Nov7.200504.25280@netlabs.com, 1991]
Usenet postings, 1991

“The choice of approaches could be made the responsibility of the programmer.”

Larry Wall

[199709081901.MAA20863@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

“What about WRITING it first and rationalizing it afterwards?”

Larry Wall

[8162@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990

“So far we've managed to avoid turning Perl into APL.”

Larry Wall

[199702251904.LAA28261@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

“tt>pos += screamnext[ pos] /* does this goof up anywhere? */</tt”

Larry Wall

Source code, <code>util.c</code>

“Personally, I like to defiantly split my infinitives.”

Larry Wall

[199708271551.IAA10211@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

Personality

“Help save the world!”

Larry Wall

In README
Documentation

World , Help

“Be consistent.”

Larry Wall

In the perl man page.
Documentation

“Accidental stacks considered harmful.”

Larry Wall

[20031213202246.GD18685@wall.org, 2003]
Usenet postings, 2003

“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.”

Larry Wall

It just takes some people longer than others. :-
[199809230518.WAA19312@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

Thinking , People , Learning

“I don't believe I've ever cuddled my elses.”

Larry Wall

[199806221550.IAA07171@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.”

Larry Wall

[199801200310.TAA11670@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.”

Larry Wall

[199709021854.LAA12794@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

“It's all magic.”

Larry Wall

[7282@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990

“I dunno, I dream in Perl sometimes…”

Larry Wall

[8538@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990

Dreams