Welcome to Wikis4SE portal, a wiki devoted to facilitate the collaboration between users, developers and researchers interested on Wikis for Software Engineering.

The use of wikis in software engineering dates back to 1995, when Ward Cunningham created the first ever wiki (known as the Wiki) as a platform for discussing patterns and software development efforts.

The simplicity and effectiveness of wikis as a medium for collaborative authoring has lead to their explosive popularity across many domains, and attention has largely shifted to those domains.

Many organizations continue to use wikis to support software projects and have gained experience and insights on their power and limitations. Meanwhile, researchers and practitioners are coming up with new ways to support the unique needs of software development, and of integrating wikis into the development process.

This wiki aims to promote the collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts interested in exploring the potential of wikis as a tool to support software engineering activities, by improving people and tools' collaboration and communication.

Specific goals of this initiative are:

• Learn from the knowledge and experience gained on using wikis for software engineering
• Learn about wiki implementations and tools specific to the needs of software engineering
• Identify benefits, limitations, best practices and challenges
• Identify knowledge areas and activities where wikis can help
• Promote research and development in order to advance the state of the art of WikisForSoftwareEngineering

• News: read the latest info on Wikis4SE on this news blog
• Events: keep up-to-date to what, where, and when are happening events related to WikisForSoftwareEngineering
• People: add yourself to this list if you are working on Wikis for Software Engineering
• Contributions: see what people are doing, developing, proposing, and willing to have in terms of Wikis for Software Engineering;
• Resources: know more about Wikis for Software Engineering
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