Erik Naggum - Perl Quotes

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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.

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A novice had a problem and could not find a solution. "I know," said the novice, "I'll just use Perl!" The novice now had two problems.

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I have actually programmed a fair bit in Perl, like I have C++ code published with my name on it. Other things I have tried and have no intention to do again if I can at all avoid it include smoking, getting drunk enough to puke and waste the whole next day with hang-over, breaking a leg in a violent car crash, getting mugged in New York City, or travel with Aeroflot.

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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.

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What I actually admire in Perl is its ability to provide a very successful abstraction of the horrible mess that is collectively called Unix.

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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.

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

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Let's just hope that all the world is run by Bill Gates before the Perl hackers can destroy it.

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This is your brain. This is Perl. This is your brain on Perl. Any questions?

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The ultimate laziness is not using Perl. That saves you so much work you wouldn't believe it if you had never tried it.

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