The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right.
Larry WallI'm definitely a night owl. I get going about the time my wife crashes and goes to bed. And in some sense, I've had to learn to be more of a cat napper in recent years because Perl development, Perl design and development, has become a worldwide phenomenon - not just mailing lists, but RSC channels, Twitter even. This all happens 24 hours a day. And people come up with questions at any time of the day or night.
Larry WallWhat is the sound of Perl? Is it not the sound of a wall that people have stopped banging their heads against?
Larry WallI think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.
Larry Wall