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> [And then there are difficulties. Computers are famous for difficulties. A difficulty is just a blockage from progress. You have to try a lot of things. When you finally find what works, it doesn't tell you a thing. It won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/and-then-there-are-difficulties-computers-are-famous-for-difficulties/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

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## More by Ward Cunningham

> [A wiki works best where you're trying to answer a question that you can't easily pose, where there's not a natural structure that's known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/a-wiki-works-best-where-you-re-trying-to-answer-a-question-that-you/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [Shipping first time code is like going into debt. A little debt speeds development so long as it is paid back promptly with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/shipping-first-time-code-is-like-going-into-debt-a-little-debt-speeds/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [There's been an awful lot of discussion about what is or isn't simple, and people have gotten a pretty sophisticated notion of simplicity, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/there-s-been-an-awful-lot-of-discussion-about-what-is-or-isn-t-simple/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [Global collaboration is something that Wiki mastered in a small way and here we can master it in a big way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/global-collaboration-is-something-that-wiki-mastered-in-a-small-way/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [What's the simplest thing that could possibly work?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/what-s-the-simplest-thing-that-could-possibly-work/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [Over and over, people try to design systems that make tomorrow's work easy. But when tomorrow comes it turns out they didn't quite understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/over-and-over-people-try-to-design-systems-that-make-tomorrow-s-work/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [Why have a locked wiki when you can instead just post static Web pages?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/why-have-a-locked-wiki-when-you-can-instead-just-post-static-web-pages/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [The shortest path to exceeding expectations doesn't generally pass through meeting expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/the-shortest-path-to-exceeding-expectations-doesn-t-generally-pass/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [When you get in situations where you cannot afford to make a mistake, it's very hard to do the right thing. So if you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/when-you-get-in-situations-where-you-cannot-afford-to-make-a-mistake/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [Each routine you read turns out to be pretty much what you expected. You can call it beautiful code when the code also makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/each-routine-you-read-turns-out-to-be-pretty-much-what-you-expected/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [When I was at Tek, I was frustrated that computer hardware was being improved faster than computer software. I wanted to invent some software…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/when-i-was-at-tek-i-was-frustrated-that-computer-hardware-was-being/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [I can't tell you how much time is spent worrying about decisions that don't matter. To just be able to make a decision and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/i-can-t-tell-you-how-much-time-is-spent-worrying-about-decisions-that/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [What is simplicity? Simplicity is the shortest path to a solution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/what-is-simplicity-simplicity-is-the-shortest-path-to-a-solution/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [I don't claim to be a methodologist, but I act like one only because I do methodology to protect myself from crazy methodologists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/i-don-t-claim-to-be-a-methodologist-but-i-act-like-one-only-because-i/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

> [When a manager asks for hard data, that's usually just his way of saying no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/when-a-manager-asks-for-hard-data-that-s-usually-just-his-way-of/)

[Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/)

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