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{{Personal infobox <!--see 'Template:Personal infobox' for full detail--> | {{Personal infobox <!--see 'Template:Personal infobox' for full detail--> | ||
|image = [[File:Ward Cunningham.jpg|310px]]<br>A beaming Ward Cunningham, circa 2006 | |image = [[File:Ward Cunningham.jpg|310px|alt=]]<br>A beaming Ward Cunningham, circa 2006 | ||
|name = Howard G. Cunningham<!--full OFFICIAL name of person--> | |name = Howard G. Cunningham<!--full OFFICIAL name of person--> | ||
|age = ''born:'' 26 May 1949<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown--> | |age = ''born:'' 26 May 1949<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown--> | ||
|gender = {{tag|Male | |gender = {{tag|Male wiki people|Male}} | ||
|other names= Ward Cunningham<br>'The creator of wiki'<br>The father of wiki<!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s) | |other names= Ward Cunningham<br>'The creator of wiki'<br>The father of wiki<!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s)--> | ||
|nationality= {{tag|Wiki | |nationality= {{tag|Wiki people from the United States|American}} | ||
|languages = English | |languages = English | ||
|residence = {{Wp|Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton}}, {{Wp|Washington County, Oregon|Washington County}}, {{tag|Oregon}}, [[:Category:United States|United States of America]] | |residence = {{Wp|Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton}}, {{Wp|Washington County, Oregon|Washington County}}, {{tag|Oregon}}, [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] | ||
|home wiki = [[WikiWikiWeb]], aka ''Ward's Wiki'' | |home wiki = [[WikiWikiWeb]], aka ''Ward's Wiki'' | ||
|status = Active<!--'Active', 'Semi-active', 'WikiHoliday', 'Retired', 'Deceased', etc; leave blank if unknown--> | |status = Active<!--'Active', 'Semi-active', 'WikiHoliday', 'Retired', 'Deceased', etc; leave blank if unknown--> | ||
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}}[[File:The Wiki Way book cover.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ward Cunningham, the inventor of [[wiki]], was the co-author of the book ''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web|The Wiki Way]]'', along with [[Bo Leuf]], first published 2001.]] | }}[[File:The Wiki Way book cover.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ward Cunningham, the inventor of [[wiki]], was the co-author of the book ''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web|The Wiki Way]]'', along with [[Bo Leuf]], first published 2001.]] | ||
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'''Howard G. Cunningham, {{Wp|List of master's degrees in North America#Computer Science|M.S.}}''', born 26 May 1949 in {{tag|Michigan|Michigan City}}, [[:Category:Indiana|Indiana]], | '''Howard G. Cunningham, {{Wp|List of master's degrees in North America#Computer Science|M.S.}}''', born 26 May 1949 in {{tag|Michigan|Michigan City}}, [[:Category:Indiana|Indiana]], United States of America, usually known as '''Ward Cunningham''', is an {{tag|Wiki people from the United States|American}} computer {{tag|Programming|programmer}}, and significantly, the inventor of the [[wiki]]. | ||
Within the [[wikisphere]], Cunningham is best known as the author and creator of the first {{tag|wiki}} software, {{tag| | Within the [[wikisphere]], Cunningham is best known as the author and creator of the first {{tag|wiki}} software, {{tag|Wiki Base}};<ref name=Reasonator>[[Toolforge-Reasonator:21562045|Wiki Base (Q21562045) – wiki software that runs WikiWikiWeb]]; ''Reasonator.Toolforge.org''; [[Reasonator]], at [[Wikimedia Toolforge]]; accessed 22 December 2022.</ref> the name of which was inspired by ''wiki'', the [[:Category:Hawaiian|Hawaiian]] word for 'quick'.<ref>[https://C2.com/doc/etymology.html Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki]; ''C2.com''; Ward Cunningham; November 2003; accessed 22 December 2022.</ref> In 2011, he created [[Smallest Federated Wiki]], a software tool for wiki federation, which applies aspects of software development such as [[fork]]ing to wiki pages. | ||
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;''External links | ;''External links | ||
*[ | *[[Wiki:WardCunningham|Ward Cunningham user page]] — Wiki.C2.com at [[WikiWikiWeb]], also known as Ward's Wiki | ||
* | *{{WM-Wikidata|Q7637|Ward Cunningham (Q7637)}} — www.Wikidata.org at [[Wikimedia Wikidata]] | ||
*{{Wp|Ward Cunningham}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]] | *{{Wp|Ward Cunningham}} — En.Wikipedia.org at the [[English Wikipedia]] | ||
* | *{{Wq|Ward Cunningham|Quotations from Ward Cunningham}} — En.Wikiquote.org at the [[English Wikiquote]] | ||
*[[Archive.org:20040909213633/http://www.ERCB.com/feature/feature.0071.html|ERCB: The Wiki Way (2001) – book review]] — at ERCB.com (via [[Archive.org]]); Electronic Review of Computer Books | *[[Archive.org:20040909213633/http://www.ERCB.com/feature/feature.0071.html|ERCB: The Wiki Way (2001) – book review]] — at ERCB.com (via [[Archive.org]]); Electronic Review of Computer Books | ||
*[[Archive.org:20060411041312/http://www.SQLSummit.com/People/WCunningham.htm|Ward Cunningham discusses Eclipse, wiki, and agile development]] — at ''SQLSummit.com'', Ken North Computing, LLC., 7 April 2006 | *[[Archive.org:20060411041312/http://www.SQLSummit.com/People/WCunningham.htm|Ward Cunningham discusses Eclipse, wiki, and agile development]] — at ''SQLSummit.com'', Ken North Computing, LLC., 7 April 2006 | ||
*[https://Corante.com/many/ward-cunningham-on-the-crucible-of-creativity/ Ward Cunningham on the Crucible of Creativity] — impressionistic transcript from Ward Cunningham’s opening keynote at [[WikiSym]], at ''Corante.com'', 17 October 2005 | *[https://Corante.com/many/ward-cunningham-on-the-crucible-of-creativity/ Ward Cunningham on the Crucible of Creativity] — impressionistic transcript from Ward Cunningham’s opening keynote at [[WikiSym]], at ''Corante.com'', 17 October 2005 | ||
*[[Commons:Ward Cunningham|Gallery of Ward Cunningham images | *[[GitHub:WardCunningham|Ward Cunningham]] — at [[GitHub|GitHub.com]] | ||
*{{WM-Commons|Category:Ward Cunningham|Gallery of Ward Cunningham images}} — Commons.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Commons]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki| ]] | [[Category:Wiki| ]] | ||
[[Category:Wiki Base| ]] | |||
[[Category:WikiWikiWeb| ]] | [[Category:WikiWikiWeb| ]] | ||