I note that the Python folks still think they like JPython. I wonder how long that will last?

Laziness is a programmers main virtue.

The camel has evolved to be relatively self-sufficient. On the other hand, the camel has not evolved to smell good. Neither has Perl.

Information wants to be useful.

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.

Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after tomorrow. Like a variant of the song, Tomorrow, only it's more of the idea, the Mexican idea of mañana, you know, [singing] mañana, mañana, I love you, mañana, you're always a day away.