7 Larry Wall Quotes on Usability

Larry Wall quotes on usability

92. We didn't put in ^^ because then we'd have to keep telling people what it means, and then we'd have to keep telling them why it doesn't short circuit. :-/

118. If you're going to define a shortcut, then make it the base [sic] darn shortcut you can.

139. To ordinary folks, conversion is not always automatic. It's something that may or may not require explicit assistance. See Billy Graham. :-)

187. Perl should remain fast and intuitive (to the extent that it is :-)

201. Maybe we should take a clue from FTP and put in an option like 'print hash marks on every 1024 iterations'. :-)

237. /* now make a new head in the exact same spot */

312. If ease of use was the highest goal, we'd all be driving golf carts.