title: Why is the concept of Marshalling called as such?
body: <p>I've always thought that the concept of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalling_(computer_science)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Marshalling</a> had a bit of a funny name.  </p>
  
  <p>My mental conception of the process would always involve an ol' wildwest gunslinging <em>marshall</em> who would coerce objects into serialized form at gunpoint. </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PmHHe.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PmHHe.png" alt="alt text"></a><br>
  <sub>(source: <a href="http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Wild_Gunman_Coverart.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">answers.com</a>)</sub>  </p>
  
  <p>I just found out the real reason Marshalling is called what it's called and chuckled.</p>
  
  <p>(edit) Ok - this is what I came across on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalling_(computer_science)#Comparison_with_serialization" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wikipedia</a>:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Data marshalling is so named because
    it was first studied in 1962 by <strong>Edward
    Waite Marshall</strong>, then with the General
    Electric corporation.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Did you know the real reason, or perhaps you too are familiar with my gunslinger?</p>