301 Quotes About Programming

  • Author Larry Wall
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    When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted grass. The next year, they came back and put the sidewalks where the trails were in the grass. Perl is just that kind of language. It is not designed from first principles. Perl is those sidewalks in the grass.

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  • Author John Woods
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    Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live

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