Wisdom in SpaceOpen source should be about giving away things voluntarily. When you force someone to give you something, it's no longer giving, it's stealing. Persons of leisurely moral growth often confuse giving with taking.
-- Larry Wall
We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
-- Larry Wall
The three principal virtues of a programmer are Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris.
-- Larry Wall (Perl "Camel" Book)
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Richard RatheThis from Larry Wall (of Perl fame) seems relevant...
The Three Virtues [Paraphrased]
1) #Laziness - The quality that makes you go to great effort to reduce overall energy expenditure.
2) #Impatience - Because you are impatient, you will build systems and shortcuts for your daily work.
3) #Hubris - You have the confidence that you can do better than the status quo.
Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible.
-- Larry Wall
The three principal virtues of a programmer are Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris.
-- Larry Wall (Perl "Camel" Book)
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #LarryWall #Laziness #Impatience #Hubris #Perl #Programming
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Timothy R. ButlerThe Virtue of Laziness -- a strange phrase, but gets to the good and the bad of wrestling with God's Word. How about joining me in a moment for tonight's livestream and I'll explain... https://youtube.com/live/uvYGZiX_MDI
#Laziness #Perl #LarryWall #Christianity #Grace #Gospel #Legalism
alephoto85 
I didn't know anything about this! Cool 😍
"Before Larry Wall created Perl, he studied linguistics. Unlike other programming languages designed around a mathematical notion, Perl's design emulates how people communicate with people. This gives you the freedom to write programs depending on your current needs. You may write simple, straightforward code or combine many small pieces into larger programs. You may select from multiple design paradigms, and you may eschew or embrace advanced features.
Learning Perl is like learning any spoken language. You'll learn a few words, then string together sentences, and then enjoy simple conversations. Mastery comes from practice of both reading and writing code. You don't have to understand every detail of Perl to be productive, but the principles in this chapter are essential to your growth as a programmer."
https://www.modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl_2016/
#perl #larrywall #programming
"Before Larry Wall created Perl, he studied linguistics. Unlike other programming languages designed around a mathematical notion, Perl's design emulates how people communicate with people. This gives you the freedom to write programs depending on your current needs. You may write simple, straightforward code or combine many small pieces into larger programs. You may select from multiple design paradigms, and you may eschew or embrace advanced features.
Learning Perl is like learning any spoken language. You'll learn a few words, then string together sentences, and then enjoy simple conversations. Mastery comes from practice of both reading and writing code. You don't have to understand every detail of Perl to be productive, but the principles in this chapter are essential to your growth as a programmer."
https://www.modernperlbooks.com/books/modern_perl_2016/
#perl #larrywall #programming
Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible.
-- Larry Wall
Open source should be about giving away things voluntarily. When you force someone to give you something, it's no longer giving, it's stealing. Persons of leisurely moral growth often confuse giving with taking.
-- Larry Wall
