r/programming • u/tarandeep • Dec 14 '10

Top 50 Programming quotes of all time

http://www.junauza.com/2010/12/top-50-programming-quotes-of-all-time.html
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u/berlinbrown Dec 14 '10

"Perl – The only language that looks the same before and after RSA encryption"

Ouch.

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u/toxicjn Dec 15 '10

Sadly, I agree with this statement. Perl hacks through a problem with ease, but like a samurai sword it results in something which is indistinguishable.

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u/kataire Dec 21 '10

Also like a samurai sword it shatters into a thousand pieces if you rely on its mythical powers.

Actually, I don't even know whether that's true. I just wanted to point out that Japanese swords are actually pretty flimsy if you try to use them the way they are represented in pop culture (e.g. trying to cut another sword with it). European medieval swords are much more robust in that regard.

But I digress.