The problems that I really like to solve are our cultural problems.

Quote by Larry Wall

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Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

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...

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 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...

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

Programmers can be lazy.

Programmers can be lazy.

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...

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...

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death...

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death...

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

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

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...

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

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...

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...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...