A Perl Guru...

Can answer any Perl question instantly.
Can write anything in Perl, and does.
Takes advantage of undocumented language features.
Writes code that gives even Larry pause.
Implements opaque objects and compiled regexes using closures.
Can read and understand the output of the perl-to-C compiler.
Embeds Perl interpreters in larger applications.
Has written their own -d:debugger module.
Used object-oriented programming before it existed.
Is debating taking their turn with the patch pumpkin.

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