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Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

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Randal can write one-liners again. Everyone is happy, and peace spreads over the whole Earth.

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I wouldn't ever write the full sentence myself, but then, I never use goto either.

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I know it's weird, but it does make it easier to write poetry in perl.

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If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you.

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Is LISP a candidate for a scripting language? While you can certainly write things rapidly in it, I cannot in good conscience call LISP a scripting language. By policy, LISP has never really catered to mere mortals... And, of course, mere mortals have never really forgiven LISP for not catering to them.

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