“Putting a new feature into a program is important, but refactoring so new features can be added in the future is equally important.”

— Ward Cunningham

Crucible of Creativity (2005)
Context: Putting a new feature into a program is important, but refactoring so new features can be added in the future is equally important. The ability to do things in the future is something that I consider suppleness, like clay your hands that accepts your expression. Programs and documents get brittle very quickly. Wiki imagines a more dynamic environment where we accept change...

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American computer programmer who developed the first wiki 1949

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