Just don’t create a file called.
A journey of a thousand miles continues with the second step.
A good messenger expects to get shot.
Let’s say the docs present a simplified view of reality...
Just because you’re into control doesn’t mean you’re in control.
The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl’s been expanding along with the universe.
Perl has a long tradition of working around compilers.
I think that’s easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.
Portability should be the default.
Well, I think Perl should run faster than C.
To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument.
I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially.
You can prove anything by mentioning another computer language.
Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.
But the possibility of abuse may be a good reason for leaving capabilities out of other computer languages, it’s not a good reason for leaving capabilities out of Perl .
The autodecrement is not magical.
Information doesn’t want to be free. Information wants to be valuable.
There’s often more than one correct thing. There’s often more than one right thing. There’s often more than one obvious thing.
The trouble with being quoted a lot is that it makes other people think you’re quoting yourself when in fact you’re merely repeating yourself.