I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

Quote by Larry Wall

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Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is...

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more...

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more...

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's...

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's...

Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated...

Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated...

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it,...

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it,...

Programmers can be lazy.

Programmers can be lazy.

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the...

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the...

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart...

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different...

One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different...

I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's...

I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's...

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been...

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been...