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Larry Wall

Larry Arnold Wall (born September 27, 1954) is an American computer programmer, linguist, and author known for creating the Perl programming language and the patch tool.

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Known for
Perl, patch, Raku
Alma mater
Seattle Pacific University UC Berkeley
Born
Larry Arnold Wall (1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, US
Children
4, including Aron
Occupations
Computer programmer, author
Spouse
Gloria Wall

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Larry Wall

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related to Further reading · 4
Larry Wall → Perl, Postmodern Language, Slightly Skeptical View, Softpanorama Larry Wall's
Alma mater · 1
Larry Wall → Seattle Pacific University UC Berkeley
Born · 1
Larry Wall → Larry Arnold Wall (1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, US
Children · 1
Larry Wall → 4, including Aron
Known for · 1
Larry Wall → Perl, patch, Raku
Occupations · 1
Larry Wall → Computer programmer, author
Spouse · 1
Larry Wall → Gloria Wall
Website · 1
Larry Wall → www.wall.org/~larry/

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Larry WallBornLarry Arnold Wall (1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, US1.00infobox
Larry WallChildren4, including Aron1.00infobox
Larry WallKnown forPerl, patch, Raku1.00infobox
Larry WallOccupationsComputer programmer, author1.00infobox
Larry WallSpouseGloria Wall1.00infobox
Larry WallWebsitewww.wall.org/~larry/1.00infobox
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Larry Wallrelated to Further readingSlightly Skeptical View0.60section
Larry Wallrelated to Further readingPerl0.60section
Larry Wallrelated to Further readingSoftpanorama Larry Wall's0.60section

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