Larry Wall (b. 1954)

Quotes

• The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.

• Does the same as the system call of that name. If you don't know what it does, don't worry about it.

• It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.

• Laziness is a programmers main virtue.

• True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.