that too much control is just as deadly as too little control. We need control and we need chaos. We need order, and disorder. Simplicity, and complexity. Carefulness, and recklessness. Poise, and panic. Science, and art. <br class="br"> Perl Conference http://www.wall.org/~larry/keynote/keynote.html, em 20 de agosto de 1997.
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Larry Wall Frases famosas
Perl was never designed to be perfect. It was designed to evolve, to become more adaptive, as they say. <br class="br">Larry Wall em entrevista a Marjorie Richardson, em 01.05.1999, publicada em Linux Journal http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3394
many computer scientists have fallen into the trap of trying to define languages like George Orwell's Newspeak, in which it is impossible to think bad thoughts. <br class="br"> Perl Conference http://www.wall.org/~larry/keynote/keynote.html, em 20 de agosto de 1997.
Larry Wall: Frases em inglês
“tt>stab_val(stab)-> str_nok = 1; /* what a wonderful hack! */
Source code, <code>stab.c</code>
“I'd put my money where my mouth is, but my mouth keeps moving.”
[[email protected], 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
“Hey, I had to let awk be better at *something*…”
[[email protected], 1991]
Usenet postings, 1991
“What about WRITING it first and rationalizing it afterwards?”
[[email protected], 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990
“So far we've managed to avoid turning Perl into APL.”
[[email protected], 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
“tt>pos += screamnext[ pos] /* does this goof up anywhere? */
Source code, <code>util.c</code>
“Personally, I like to defiantly split my infinitives.”
[[email protected], 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
“Accidental stacks considered harmful.”
[[email protected], 2003]
Usenet postings, 2003
It just takes some people longer than others. :-
[[email protected], 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998
“I don't believe I've ever cuddled my elses.”
[[email protected], 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998
“To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.”
[[email protected], 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998
“At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.”
[[email protected], 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
[[email protected], 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990
“I dunno, I dream in Perl sometimes…”
[[email protected], 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990