Cunningham's Law
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CORE DEFINITION
Howard G. Cunningham (born May 26, 1949) is an American computer programmer, who developed the first wiki and co-authored the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Called a pioneer, and innovator, he also helped create both software design patterns and extreme programming. He began coding the WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on c2.com (the website of his software consulting firm) on March
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Howard G. Cunningham (born May 26, 1949) is an American computer programmer, who developed the first wiki and co-authored the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Called a pioneer, and innovator,
Anchor fast decisions
The law states that the best way to get the correct answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, but to post a wrong answer—errors will quickly attract corrections. The mechanism is that the "drive to correct errors is greater than the drive to help," as people are more willing to refute errors than to proactively assist.
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