Editing WikiWikiWeb (section)

== History ==
The software and website were developed in 1994 by Cunningham in order to make the exchange of ideas between programmers easier. This concept was based on the ideas developed in [[HyperCard]] stacks that Cunningham built in the late 1980s.<ref>[http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory WikiHistory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020621221535/http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiHistory |date=2002-06-21 }} on c2.com</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 9, 2005 |title=Interview: Wikinewsie Kim Bruning discusses Wikimania |url=https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Interview:_Wikinewsie_Kim_Bruning_discusses_Wikimania |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022070311/https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Interview:_Wikinewsie_Kim_Bruning_discusses_Wikimania |archive-date=22 October 2021 |newspaper=Wikinews}}</ref><ref>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7739076742312910146 Interview with Ward Cunningham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507062332/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7739076742312910146 |date=2007-05-07 }} on Google Video</ref> On March 25, 1995, he installed the software on his company's (Cunningham & Cunningham) website: c2.com. The site was frequently referred to by its users as simply "Wiki";  users of the early network of wiki sites that followed in the 1990s and 2000s followed a convention that using the word with a capitalized ''W'' referred exclusively to WikiWikiWeb.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In December 2014, WikiWikiWeb came under the attack of [[Wiki#Security|vandals]], and had to be put into a read-only state.<ref>{{Citation |last = Cunningham |first = Ward |title = WikiWiki System Notice on c2.com |date = February 1, 2015 |url = https://wiki.c2.com/?WikiWikiSystemNotice |access-date = October 5, 2020 |archive-date = October 8, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201008081337/https://wiki.c2.com/?WikiWikiSystemNotice |url-status = live }}</ref> On February 1, 2015, Cunningham announced that the Wiki had been rewritten as a [[single-page application]] and migrated to the new [[Federated Wiki]].<ref name="migrate">{{cite web|last = Cunningham |first = Ward |title = Migrating Wiki on Federated Wiki |date = February 1, 2015 |url = http://forage.ward.fed.wiki.org/view/migrating-wiki |access-date = February 4, 2015 |archive-date = February 3, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150203073828/http://forage.ward.fed.wiki.org/view/migrating-wiki |url-status = live }}</ref>

When moved to read-only, the WikiWikiWeb's ''[[c2:WelcomeVisitors|Welcome Visitors]]'' page contained the following description in the first two paragraphs:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome Visitors |url=https://wiki.c2.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423133530/http://wiki.c2.com/ |archive-date=2020-04-23 |access-date=2020-04-23 |website=wiki.c2.com}}</ref>

{{quotation|Welcome to [[c2:WikiWikiWeb|WikiWikiWeb]], also known as "Wiki". A lot of people had their first wiki experience here. This community has been around since 1995 and consists of many people. We always accept newcomers with valuable contributions. If you haven't used a wiki before, be prepared for a bit of [[c2:CultureShock|CultureShock]]. The usefulness of Wiki is in the freedom, simplicity, and power it offers.<br />
This site's primary focus is [[c2:PeopleProjectsAndPatterns|PeopleProjectsAndPatterns]] in [[c2:SoftwareDevelopment|SoftwareDevelopment]]. However, it is more than just an [[c2:InformalHistoryOfProgrammingIdeas|InformalHistoryOfProgrammingIdeas]]. It started there, but the theme has created a culture and [[c2:DramaticIdentity|DramaticIdentity]] all its own. All Wiki content is [[c2:WorkInProgress|WorkInProgress]]. Most of all, this is a forum where people share ideas! It changes as people come and go. Much of the information here is subjective. If you are looking for a dedicated reference site, try [[c2:WikiPedia|WikiPedia]]; [[c2:WikiIsNotWikipedia|WikiIsNotWikipedia]]!|author=|title=|source=}}