Larry Wall Quotes
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Think of prototypes as a funny markup language-the interpretation is left up to the rendering engine.
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I think $[ is more like a coelacanth than a mastadon.
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If I allowed 'next $label' then I'd also have to allow 'goto $label', and I don't think you really want that...
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Tcl tends to get ported to weird places like routers.
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On the plus side, it's a lot easier in general to find /usr/include than cpp.
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Just don't make the '9' format pack/unpack numbers...
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When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi.
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As with all the other proposals, it's basically just a list of words. You can deal with that...
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The only disadvantage I see is that it would force everyone to get Perl. Horrors.
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It's appositival, if it's there. And it doesn't have to be there. And it's really obvious that it's there when it's there.
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I suppose you could switch grammars once you've seen 'use strict subs'.
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Randal can write one-liners again. Everyone is happy, and peace spreads over the whole Earth.
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Perl itself is usually pretty good about telling you what you shouldn't do.
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It may be possible to get this condition from within Perl if a signal handler runs at just the wrong moment. Another point for Chip...
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If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
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> (It's sorta like sed, but not. It's sorta like awk, but not. etc.)Guilty as charged. Perl is happily ugly, and happily derivative.
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That's a valid argument. I just don't think it's valid enough.
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: And it goes against the grain of building small tools.Innocent, Your Honor. Perl users build small tools all day long.
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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. (It just takes some people longer than others. :-)
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I view the JVM as just another architecture that Perl ought to be ported to. (That, and the Underwood typewriter...)
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For the sake of argument I'll ignore all your fighting words.
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Not that I'm against sneaking some notions into people's heads upon occasion. (Or blasting them in outright.)
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Accidental stacks considered harmful.