Perl Quotes - Page 3

• I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, 'What is that, swearing?

  Larry Wall

  Daughter, Said, Shoulders

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• If Perl is the solution, you're solving the wrong problem.

  Erik Naggum

  Problem, Solutions, Ifs

  Re: Q: on hashes and counting (Usenet article), groups.google.com. October 19, 2000.

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• I guess there are some things that are so gross you just have to forget, or it'll destroy something within you. Perl is the first such thing I have known.

  Erik Naggum

  Firsts, Forget, Gross

  Re: can lisp do what perl does easily?(Usenet article), groups.google.com. March 28, 2000.

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• [Perl] combines all the worst aspects of C and Lisp: a billion different sublanguages in one monolithic executable. It combines the power of C with the readability of PostScript.

  Jamie Zawinski

  Different, Aspect, Worst

  Usenet article "Perl and XEmacs", groups.google.com. August 16, 1997.

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• Perl should remain fast and intuitive (to the extent that it is :-)

  Larry Wall

  Should, Intuitive

  Usenet article, 1998.

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• But the possibility of abuse may be a good reason for leaving capabilities out of other computer languages, it's not a good reason for leaving capabilities out of Perl.

  Larry Wall

  Leaving, Abuse, May

  Usenet article <199709251614.JAA15718@wall.org>, 1997.

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• I view the JVM as just another architecture that Perl ought to be ported to. (That, and the Underwood typewriter...)

  Larry Wall

  Typewriters, Views, Architecture

  Usenet article <199808050415.VAA24026@wall.org>, 1998.

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• Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.

  Larry Wall

  Purpose

  Usenet article <199712040054.QAA13811@wall.org>, 1997.

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• I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially.

  Larry Wall

  People, Together, Glue

  Usenet article <199702111730.JAA28598@wall.org>, 1997.

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• Part of any serious QA is removing Perl code the same way you go over a dilapidated building you inherit to remove chewing gum and duct tape and fix whatever was kept together for real.

  Erik Naggum

  Real, Together, Tape

  Re: can lisp do what perl does easily? (Usenet article), groups.google.com. March 23, 2000.

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