Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi. Larry Wall arrayassociativeclub Change image and share on social
Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist. Larry Wall artartistcultural Change image and share on social
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 americangivegreat Change image and share on social
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 astonishembracegratify Change image and share on social
Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map. Larry Wall classifydiversehacker Change image and share on social
If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't. Larry Wall affordcorporationindividual Change image and share on social
I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running. Larry Wall accorddrivehonda Change image and share on social
I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions. Larry Wall badideainvention Change image and share on social
The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe. Larry Wall expandlargeperl Change image and share on social
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 architecturecomecomputer Change image and share on social
