'''Ward Cunningham''' is an American computer programmer who is known for creating the first [[wiki]] and for his contributions to [[software development]]. He developed the first wiki software, [[WikiWikiWeb]], in 1995.

Cunningham has been influential in the development and promotion of [[Extreme programming]], [[design patterns]], and other approaches to collaborative software development. He has worked on software projects and served in leadership and engineering roles at several technology organizations.

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