Q1197736

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".

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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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Instance of: Wiki
Named after: Wiki Wiki Shuttle
Founded by: Q7637
Author: Q7637
Main subject: software design pattern
Creator: Q7637
Official website: wiki.c2.com

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inception: 1995-03-25
discoverer or inventor: Q7637
language of work or name: English language
title: Wiki Wiki Web
Commons category: WikiWikiWeb
random page URL: wiki.c2.com/?RandomPages

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== 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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