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Larry Wall's design maxim finds fresh appreciation online

Original: Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible. -- Larry Wall ⬆ # Wisdom # Quotes # LarryWall # Computer

A quote from Larry Wall, creator of the Perl programming language, is circulating among programmers: "Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible." The line captures a widely cited principle of good software and language design, and it continues to resonate with developers weighing usability against flexibility in modern tools.

Why now: The maxim remains a touchstone in debates about programming language and software design philosophy.

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• Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible. -- Larry Wall ⬆ # Wisdom # Quotes # LarryWall # Computers # Programming ⬇ # Photography # Panorama # Sunset # StPeteBeach # Florida · wisdom@c.im · 1

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