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Larry Wall Quotes About Purpose

Quotes about: Purpose
  • And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).

    Usenet article "Why split() drops trailing null fields?", groups.google.com. July 3, 1992.
  • Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.

    Usenet article <199712040054.QAA13811@wall.org>, 1997.
  • The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.

    "Scripting on the Lido Deck" by Steve Silberman, www.wired.com. October 1, 2000.

Larry Wall

  • Born: September 27, 1954
  • Occupation: Programmer
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