Orthogonality for orthogonality's sake is not something I'm keen on.

I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn cuss is a trait.

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.

Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things.

Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated but there are more shortcuts, and once you learned the language, it's more expressive.

What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.

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