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Re: The science fiction writer who most personifies Perl is:by Ratazong (Monsignor) |
on Jul 01, 2010 at 12:20 UTC ( [id://847502]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
I nominate Neal Stephenson, for showing that Perl has its uses even in literacy. E.g. in his book Cryptonomicon, which contains a Perl script. It starts with .. and according to wikipedia it is a precise description of (and indeed a Perl script for) the Solitaire cipher (called Pontifex in the book). Rata (relying on 2nd-hand-information)
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