Re: Lao Tzo would approve of perl

[strfry()]

That would be the Lao Tzo, of Tao Te Jing fame yes? (there's a billion various spellings of it i know - the translation from chinese to english tends to be far more complex than the lessons themselves) (:
Another appropriate stanza would be:

19.

If we could abolish knowledge and wisdom
Then people would profit a hundredfold;
If we could abolish duty and justice
Then harmonious relationships would form;
If we could abolish artifice and profit
Then waste and theft would disappear.

Yet such remedies treat only symptoms
And so they are inadequate.

People need personal remedies:
Reveal your naked self and embrace your original nature;
Bind your self-interest and control your ambition;
Forget your habits and simplify your affairs.

I can't be certain that this is an exact quote, as it's coming off the top of my head (i'm at work, and my books on the tao are at home) - but you get the gist of it. The K.I.S.S. rule apparently has been around longer than the coders whom coined it. (:

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Peace,
strfry()