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What is least surprising?

I always enjoy reading interviews and discussions with Larry Wall - a brilliant language designer whose unconventional wisdom and humor makes his explanations of complex and chaotic issues seem...

By , 29th July 2008 In:

The Missing Literary Traditions of Programming

This essay explains the core goals and meaning behind why I write here. Despite the distraction of my virulent disdain for closed source software, the most important point you should take away if...

By , 6th January 2008 In:

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➔ Industrial Strength Web Publishing

➔ Perl, the first postmodern computer language

➔ Six Apart ProNet Articles - Shuffling Atom with XML::Atom::Filter

➔ Lexicals Make Sense at Perl Design Patterns Wiki

➔ The Aesthetics of Generative Code

➔ Building a Vector Space Search Engine in Perl

➔ Periodic Table of Perl Operators

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