The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll… - Larry Wall

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The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right.

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Larry Arnold Wall (born September 27, 1954) is a programmer, best known as the creator of the Perl programming language.

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The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right. - Larry Wall

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