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On the island of Igloolik, where Aporta has conducted much of his research, a good navigator is known by the term 'aangaittuq', which means 'attentive'. Aangaittuq describes not just a person's wayfinding savvy, but their whole attitude to life. 'Being a good wayfinder is no different from being a good provider', Aporta has said, 'as both hunting and wayfinding are parts of the broader tasks of dwelling.
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― From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way
― From Here to There: The Art and Science of Finding and Losing Our Way
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When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted grass. The next year, they came back and put the sidewalks where the trails were in the grass. Perl is just that kind of language. It is not designed from first principles. Perl is those sidewalks in the grass.
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