I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed Perl, myself. It's limited by my own brain power. So I wanted Perl 6 to be a community design.