For those of you that didn't know, Ward Cunningham has joined Microsoft.  I consider Ward one of my foremonst mentors, and he's an all-around fascinating guy to hang out with.  Aside from creating the Wiki concept and being the wellspring of what we call “Extreme Programming”, what makes Ward so wonderful is his incredibly simple view of the world.  He seems to have a keen sense of “just right” when it comes to tackling problems, and I think that shows in all the past work he's done.

I'm definitely looking forward to what he can contribute to our developer community, and more importantly, to the software development community in general.  Watch for his work in Microsoft's Patterns and Practices area.