“When people work code they can often see things I set out to do that they wouldn't notice otherwise. And there are no obligations to say, "Ward you're brilliant," but sometimes they say, "Ward you're brilliant." And that strokes my ego. Pride of ownership? You bet.”

—  Ward Cunningham

A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2003), Collective Ownership of Code and Text

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