Stephen Gilbert wrote:
Ward Cunningham, the founder of Wiki, says on
WhyWikiWorks (
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks)
"Wiki is not WYSIWYG (WhatYouSeeIsWhatYouGet). It's an
intelligence test of sorts to be able to edit a wiki
[...]
I think he's probably right. We should remember that
I think the Portland Pattern Repository (on the topic of
object-oriented programming) and Wikipedia (a general purpose
encyclopeida) are enough different in scope and target audience to
have different rules. Besides, Wikipedia is now far bigger than
the PPR, and no longer a follower but a leader.
I also think a GUI is unwiki only as much as it is unhuman for man to
go to the moon. Nobody had done it before 1969. Some thought it was
impossible. It might not be really useful, but there could be value
in proving that it is possible and learning from the experience.
--
Lars Aronsson (lars(a)aronsson.se)
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