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.

Quote by Larry Wall

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

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

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...

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

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...

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 think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing,...

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing,...

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism...

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism...

I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company.

I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

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...

I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always...

I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always...

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

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...

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...