Ward Cunningham is an American computer programmer who invented the first wiki software and helped create modern agile software development methods
Invented the Wiki Cunningham developed the first wiki, called WikiWikiWeb, in 1994 and launched it online in 1995.
Currently still working on the FedWiki Project - a decentralized, open-source collaborative knowledge tool that lets individual users host their own separate sites and “fork” pages from one another
Agile Manifesto: He was one of the co-authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development in 2001, which changed how teams build software.
Design Patterns: He helped pioneer software design patterns, which are reusable solutions to common programming problems.
Extreme Programming: He helped create Extreme Programming, a method focused on improving software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements.
Cunningham’s Law
The Rule: He is credited with Cunningham’s Law, which states that “the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer”.
The Meaning: People on the internet are more eager to correct a mistake than they are to answer an open question
