At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.
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Usenet article <199709021854.LAA12794@wall.org> (1997)Larry Wall
It's not that Perl programmers are idiots, it's that the language rewards idiotic behavior in a way that no other language or tool has ever done.
Erik Naggum
The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core.
Larry Wall
Of course, I reserve the right to make wholly stupid changes to Perl if I think they improve the language. :-)
Larry Wall
Well, enough clowning around. Perl is, in intent, a cleaned up and summarized version of that wonderful semi-natural language known as
'Unix'.Larry Wall
Neurosis was caused by our attempt to separate physical and metaphysical levels, to set them up in opposition to each other, thus engaging in an internecine war. If it is true that we do live on several levels simultaneously- drama and action, past and present, personnel and collective- we are given ways to unify them: one by religion, the other by art. Separating such levels is only necessary when they conflict, and separation is a result of conflict. Seeing how these levels can work together in harmony is the task of our contemporary writers.
Anais Nin
Wall, Larry
Walla, Chris
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