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Clicked the link expecting to see something by Larry Wall, was not disappointed.

One of the things I loved about learning Perl was his many quips of humor and wisdom sprinkled throughout the “camel” books, particularly The Perl Cookbook, which is still on my bookshelf to this day.




Same opinion here.

His humor was unbeatable in quality, quantity (sometimes multiple jokes per page) and sometimes even subtlety, not to mention unexpectedness (which is a key criterion of a joke being funny).

Sample: From a Perl FAQ, IIRC (there are many):

Q: Is Perl (ANSI) certified? Larry: A: I'll be certified before Perl is!




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