Exploring Extreme Programming
Extreme Programming Explored, William C. Wake. Addison-Wesley, 2001. My approach is to use concrete examples to illustrate general points. I’m particularly happy to share examples of test-first programming and refactoring, and the discussion of metaphors. Table of contents. (Summarized Nov., ’02)
Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Kent Beck. Addison-Wesley, 1999. The manifesto for XP. (Reviewed Nov., ’02) The second edition is now out; see an extended summary.
Extreme Programming Explored, by William C. Wake. Addison-Wesley, 2001. Foreword by Dave Thomas (The Pragmatic Programmer). This book grew out of the XPlorations series of articles. I wrote them as I was learning XP, and relating it to my own Continue reading Extreme Programming Explored
Mind-maps for the values of XP: communication, feedback, simplicity, courage. Continue reading XP and its Values
A simplified approach to iteration planning. Continue reading Simplified Iteration Planning
Some ideas about updating estimates, mid-iteration estimate changes, and 0-point stories. Updating Estimates Suppose your velocity is 2. Your customer has selected one 2-point story, and in the exact middle of the iteration you find you’re done with that story. Continue reading Distortions in Velocity
Targeted exercises can help teams learn. Continue reading Coaching Drills and Exercises
Metaphors for XP itself. Continue reading Speech: Metaphors for Extreme Programming (XP)
Jon Bentley wasn’t using the term “refactoring” in his books like Writing Efficient Programs, but many of his optimization guidelines can be looked at that way. This paper describes several of those rules, and points out a few subtleties concerning Continue reading Refactorings from “Writing Efficient Programs”
What mechanisms can a team use to prevent integration problems? Continue reading Continuous Integration in XP