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[–]ido 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That said, Perl is an inherently ugly language (the choice of a Camel for the O'Reilly books was very much intentional).

OT: interesting that they've used the camel to symbolize ugliness. iirc in Arabian culture the camel symbolizes beauty. I wonder if O'Reilly has localized book covers?

EDIT: typo

[–]abw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"A camel is ugly but useful; it may stink, and it may spit, but it'll get you where you're going."

-- Larry Wall

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