INTERVIEWER: What do you mean when you say programming is a religious experience for a lot of people? [GARY] KILDALL: Well, if you talk about programming to a

INTERVIEWER: What do you mean when you say programming is a religious experience for a lot of people? [GARY] KILDALL: Well, if you talk about programming to a group of programmers who use the same language, they can become almost evangelistic about the language. They form a tight-knit community, hold to certain beliefs, and follow certain rules in their programming. It's like a church with a programming language for a bible... But I'm not putting myself in a special category either; I can preach about the wonders of LISP all day. --excerpt from Programmers at Work, S. Lammers