On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 10:34:51PM +0900, Simon Cozens wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 07:29:05AM -0600, Tom Christiansen wrote:
> > I suggest that the language list discuss this very matter: what
> > Perl really *is*, so that we know the tenets and principles against
> > which proposals can be measured.
>
> Let's do that. Here's my opening gambit:
>
> Well, enough clowning around. Perl is, in intent, a cleaned up and
> summarized version of that wonderful semi-natural language known as
> "Unix".
> -- Larry Wall in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I agree with the sentiment. I'd also note
"Unix is really very simple,
but it takes a genius to understand that."
I think it ws Dennis Richie who said something like that (or one of the
other original unix architects, I couldn't find it on the web).
Tim.
