The C2 Wiki, also known as the Portland Pattern Repository Wiki, is the oldest Wiki. It can be found at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WelcomeVisitors
History and leadership[]
The wiki was founded in 1995(?) by Ward Cunningham, a software development author and consultant who specialises in wikis, software patterns, and agile methodologies.
Membership[]
Registration is open to anyone via free website signup. No Registration confirmation is required.
Culture and Community Norms[]
As a Technical community the culture and community norms in many ways reflect those found in other such groups.
The community likes:
- Real names -- Pseudonymity is frowned upon
- CamelCase, which is used to create wiki links on the Wiki software they use
The community dislikes:
- Wiki chat -- discussion-style threads are gardened into cohesive articles
Patterns[]
The wiki is itself a repository of patterns, many for software development, but some specific to the wiki itself.
Their list of software patterns can be found at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PatternIndex (the web patterns are particularly of interest) and their social norms are documented at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiSocialNorms
See also[]
- Agile methodology