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Extreme Programming as Nested Conversations
One way to look at XP is to consider the conversations it involves. Continue reading Extreme Programming as Nested Conversations
Review – Pair Programming Illuminated
Pair Programming Illuminated, Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler. Addison-Wesley, 2002. How to program in pairs. Describes problems pairs face when mixing experience levels or personality types. Has suggestions for improving pairing. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – XP/Agile Universe 2002
XP/Agile Universe 2002: LNCS 2418, Don Wells and Laurie Williams. Springer-Verlag, 2002. Conference proceedings for the 2002 conference. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – A Practical Guide to Extreme Programming
A Practical Guide to Extreme Programming, David Astels, Granville Miller, Miroslav Novak, 2002. Another introduction to XP. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Extreme Programming Applied
Extreme Programming Applied: Playing to Win, Ken Auer and Roy Miller. Addison-Wesley, 2002. While the description of XP echoes the other books in the series, this book has two particular strengths: it considers the issues of resistance to change, and it Continue reading Review – Extreme Programming Applied
Review – Extreme Programming Examined
Extreme Programming Examined, Giancarlo Succi and Michele Marchesi, editors. Addison-Wesley, 2001. Selected papers from the XP 2000 conference. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Extreme Programming in Practice
Extreme Programming in Practice, Robert Martin and James Newkirk. Addison-Wesley, 2001. A worked-through example of using XP. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Planning Extreme Programming
Planning Extreme Programming, Kent Beck and Martin Fowler. Addison-Wesley, 2000. Deeper investigation of the planning game. (Reviewed Nov., ’02)
Review – Extreme Programming Installed
Extreme Programming Installed, Ron Jeffries, Ann Anderson, and Chet Hendrickson. Addison-Wesley, 2000. A broad-ranging array of many topics important in XP. My favorite is the notion of “The Circle of Life”: the proper separation of business and technical concerns. (Reviewed Continue reading Review – Extreme Programming Installed