What did Larry Wall mean by: There ain’t nothin’ in this world that’s worth being a snot over. - Larry Wall Computer programmer Copy
+ Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose. Feraz Zeid, September 14, 2023December 24, 2023, Larry Wall, Purpose, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ Don’t wear rollerskates to a tug-of-war. Feraz Zeid, October 13, 2023December 26, 2023, Larry Wall, Computer, War, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ Many days I don’t write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Larry Wall, Code, Writing, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Larry Wall, Fun, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ Besides, REAL computers have a rename system call. Feraz Zeid, August 25, 2023December 24, 2023, Larry Wall, Computer, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It’s still running. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Larry Wall, Paint, Running, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ Though I’ll admit readability suffers slightly. Feraz Zeid, October 20, 2023December 26, 2023, Larry Wall, Programming, Suffering, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
+ The problems that I really like to solve are our cultural problems. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Larry Wall, Problem, Solve, 0 - Larry Wall Computer programmer
I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor · Ukraine
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France