A Perl program is correct if it gets the job done before your boss fires you.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.

I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, 'What is that, swearing?

It's hard to tune heavily tuned code.

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

It's easier to make up sayings people like to hear than sayings they like to heed.