Larry Wall (born September 27, 1954) is a computer programmer and author, most widely known for his creation of the Perl programming language in 1987.
Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think it's still coming to computer science. Use this quote
When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed Perl, myself. It's limited by my own brain power. So I wanted Perl 6 to be a community design. Use this quote
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi. Use this quote
I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it. Use this quote
I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great. Use this quote
For me, writing is a love-hate relationship. Use this quote
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age. Use this quote
Real programmers can write assembly code in any language. Use this quote
