The problem with being consistent is that there are lots of ways to be consistent, and they're all inconsistent with each other.
Larry Wall[Perl] gives you the STDERR filehandle so that your program can make snide comments off to the side while it transforms (or attempts to transform) your input into your output.
Larry WallThe 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.
Larry Wall