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  1. Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!news.cerf.net!netlabs!lwall
  3. From: lwall@netlabs.com (Larry Wall)
  4. Subject: Re: ksh 1, perl 2 - ksh or perl for scripting?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec28.235815.21034@netlabs.com>
  6. Sender: news@netlabs.com
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: scalpel.netlabs.com
  8. Organization: NetLabs, Inc.
  9. References: <ASH.92Dec21095237@ulysses.mr.ams.com> <1992Dec23.160443.13103@crd.ge.com>
  10. Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:58:15 GMT
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  13. In article <1992Dec23.160443.13103@crd.ge.com> davidsen@crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) writes:
  14. : This is particularly true of
  15. : really clever perl programmers I have known, who seem to feel the need
  16. : to write "impressive" code instead of code which just works.
  17.  
  18. You can prove anything by counting idiots.
  19.  
  20. Larry Wall
  21. lwall@netlabs.com
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