Q1197736
Sign in to saveThe WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website. It was launched on 25 March 1995 by programmer Ward Cunningham and has been a read-only archive since 2015. The name WikiWikiWeb originally also applied to the wiki software that operated the website, which was later renamed to "WikiBase".
Key facts
- Website.author
- Ward Cunningham
- Website.name
- WikiWikiWeb
- Website.logo_size
- 50px
- Website.logocaption
- The WikiWikiWeb logo
- Website.screenshot
- border|200px
- Website.caption
- The homepage of the WikiWikiWeb in 2003
- Website.location
- Portland, Oregon
- Website.type
- Wiki with focus on software design patterns
- Website.language
- English
- Website.registration
- Not implemented; users can edit using any name and optionally create a page about themselves under that name
- Website.owner
- Cunningham & Cunningham, Inc.
- Website.current_status
- Active (Read-only indefinitely since February 1, 2015)
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- External links
The WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website. It was launched on 25 March 1995 by programmer Ward Cunningham and has been a read-only archive since 2015. The name WikiWikiWeb originally also applied to the wiki software that operated the website, which was later renamed to "WikiBase".
== Description == WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website. The site was launched on 25 March 1995 by programmer Ward Cunningham to accompany the Portland Pattern Repository website discussing software design patterns.
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