Larry Wall: 5 Programming Languages Everyone Should Know

Don’t miss new Big Think videos! Subscribe by clicking here: Java is “heavyweight, verbose, and everyone loves to hate it,“ but Wall still thinks you should know it. Question: What are the five programming languages everyone, even non-programmers, should know about and why? Larry Wall:  Oh, boy, that’s a really tough question.  It’s kind of like asking what are the five countries you should know about if you’re not interested in geology, or geography, or politics, and the answer vari