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I once accidentally piped an SSL certificate into Perl and got 40+ warnings before it realised it wasn't Perl. I'm not joking.
by dwedge 2y ago
I once accidentally piped an SSL certificate into Perl and got 40+ warnings before it realised it wasn't Perl. I'm not joking.
- vram22 2y agoThat's why Larry Wall said he'll be certified before Perl is (when asked about the prospect of standardizing the language). It's one of his well-known quotes. https://quotefancy.com/quote/1497280/Larry-Wall-I-think-I-m-likely-to-be-certified-before-Perl-is https://quotefancy.com/quote/1497280/Larry-Wall-I-think-I-m-...
- vram22 2y agoI posted a link to many of his quotes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43287809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43287809
- vram22 2y agoNow try piping Perl into itself. #@$%&^*! A homopipic / homeopathic language? Similiia similibus curentur. https://www.google.com/search?q=similia+similibus+curentur https://www.google.com/search?q=similia+similibus+curentur