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Ward Cunningham

Inventor of the wiki; influenced by Alexander's pattern philosophy; represents technologist adoption of Alexander's collaborative knowledge codification model.

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  • A Pattern Language
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    Alexander's earlier book (1977, Oxford University Press) containing 253 design patterns; extensively referenced throughout this chapter for functional examples of each of the fifteen properties
  • Wiki
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    Collaborative hypertext system invented by Ward Cunningham, foundation of Wikipedia, inspired by Alexander's pattern language.

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  • Wiki (Wikipedia format)
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    Invented by Ward Cunningham; influenced by Alexander's pattern language philosophy; represents technological adoption of Alexander's collaborative, codified knowledge model.

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  • Chapter 6: Generated Structure
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    The chapter contrasts generated structures (complex, adapted, alive) with fabricated structures (designed, dead, full of mistakes), and argues that only generated structures can achieve deep complexity and avoid costly mistakes.

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