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A pioneer in both design patterns and Extreme Programming, he started programming the software WikiWikiWeb in 1994.
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Installed the software to his website of Cunningham & Cunningham as an add-on to the Portland Pattern Repository.
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It was the first major book published about the use of wikis, written by Ward Cunningham and Bo Leuf. The book gives instructions on how to install and manage wiki pages. It also explores the implications of this new form of online communication.
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Joins the patterns and practices group at Microsoft Corporation for two years
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held the position of Director of Committer Community Development at the Eclipse Foundation.
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In May 2009, Cunningham joined AboutUs as its chief technology officer. One of his current interests is to conduct sociological experiments by tracking wiki page edits.