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Oh man I haven't seen geekcode in years

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Even when it was popular, there certainly weren't many people who couldnt legitimately claim P+++++

According to the Code of the Geeks, P+++++ means: I am Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, or Randal Schwartz.

So yeah, not many people may claim that.

Full decode of the P section is even more amusing:

GEEK PERL CODE [P+++++(--)$]

My tendencies on this issue range from: "I am Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, or Randal Schwartz.", to: "Perl users are sick, twisted programmers who are just showing off." Getting paid for it!

Surprised Damian Conway never made that list .. I thought he was sort of heir-apparent at one point

According to this geek code generator[1], the requirements for "P+++++" are:

>I am Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, or Randal Schwartz

s/nt// :(

Too bad the domain is gone. But we still have the archived version: https://archive.fo/zbxk

I've actually been hosting a copy here:

http://www.jaruzel.com/apps/geekcode/

With the intention of doing something more... interactive with it. Never got around to it though. Also, search engines don't index the archiver sites, so how are people supposed to find dead stuff?

Wow, I'm too young to have known the original one, I'm glad I stumbled upon your comment.

Me too. Funny thing is, I'm pretty old.

I have to admit I did cringe at the sight of that. Yet I also get a strong pang of nostalgia. A relic of a much more innocent era.

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