This job of playing God is a little too big for me. Nevertheless, someone has to do it, so I'll try my best to fake it.
Larry WallTo be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
Larry WallSo many computer languages try to force you into one way of thinking and Perl is very much the opposite of that approach. It's kind of like a, well, sometimes Perl has been called the Swiss army chainsaw of the internet, but it's more like a Swiss army machine shop. It really gives you a lot of tools, some of which are dangerous, but it lets you get your job done very quickly.
Larry Wall