Herman Oosthuysen wrote:
> To many programmers, computer code 'is' religion. That probably
> explains the migration of religious terms into computer speak. Also,
> to outsiders, computers are magic, which is a close cousin of
> religion, so using the term 'canonize' in its full religious fervour,
> would be very apt...
>
Most certainly.... if we were talking about adding things to the canon,
which we are not.
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