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. Larry Wall on architecture
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi. Larry Wall on death
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. Larry Wall on design
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. Larry Wall on hope
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. Larry Wall on positive
For me, writing is a love-hate relationship. Larry Wall on relationship
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age. Larry Wall on science
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. Larry Wall on science
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi. Larry Wall on technology
Real programmers can write assembly code in any language. Larry Wall on technology
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. Larry Wall on technology