debt and expanded on the idea back in 1992. He created the site (and software) WikiWikiWeb, the first internet wiki in 1995. When asked in a 2006 interview with internetnews.com whether he considered patenting the wiki concept, he explained that he thought the idea "just sounded like something that no one would want to pay money for." Cunningham is interested in tracking the number and location of wiki page edits as a sociological experiment and may even consider the degradation of a wiki page as part of its process to stability. "There are those who give and those who take. You can tell by reading what they write." In 2011, Cunningham created Smallest Federated Wiki, a tool for wiki federation, which applies aspects of software development such as forking to wiki pages. He signed the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Cunningham has contributed to the practice of object-oriented programming, in particular the use of pattern languages and (with Kent Beck) the class-responsibility-collaboration cards. He also contributes to the extreme programming software development methodology. Much of this work was done collaboratively on the first wiki site. "Cunningham's Law" Cunningham is credited with the idea: "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." This refers to the observation that people are quicker to correct a wrong answer than to answer a question. According to Steven McGeady, Cunningham advised him of this on a whim in the early 1980s, and McGeady dubbed this Cunningham's Law. Although originally referring to interactions on Usenet, the law has been used to describe how other online communities work, such as Wikipedia. Cunningham himself denies ownership of the law, calling it a "misquote that disproves itself by propagating through the internet". Personal life Cunningham lives in Beaverton, Oregon. He holds an Amateur Radio Extra Class license issued by the Federal Communications Commission, and his call sign is K9OX. Cunningham is Nike's first "Code for a Better World" Fellow. Publications See also Christopher Alexander – Cunningham cites Alexander's work as directly influencing his own. Framework for integrated test PatternShare Software design pattern References External links WikiWikiWeb, including his WikiHomePage 2012 Dr. Dobb's Interview EclipseCon 2006 interview with Ward Cunningham (MP3 audio podcast, running time 20:01) The Microsoft patterns & practices group home page (archived) The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work (2004 interview) "The