XP on One Page
This mini-poster serves as a reminder about most aspects of XP. Continue reading XP on One Page
Tag Archives: XPlorations
Ten Things XP Teams Say
Communication relies on context as well as message. This paper discusses the thinking behind things XP team members say. Continue reading Ten Things XP Teams Say
Test-First Challenge: Spreadsheet
This exercise offers you a chance to practice test-first through a series of challenges. Each challenge provides a set of tests. Your job is to write code that supports the tests. Continue reading Test-First Challenge: Spreadsheet
Metaforma Brainstorming Tool
Brainstorm system metaphors. Continue reading Metaforma Brainstorming Tool
Release Planning Party
Practice release planning. Continue reading Release Planning Party
Acceptance Tests for a Query System
Tests for a(n imaginary) library query system. Continue reading Acceptance Tests for a Query System
Acceptance Test Mechanisms
An acceptance test is a test that the user defines, to tell whether the system as a whole works the way the user expects. Ideally, the acceptance tests are defined before the code that implements the feature. Acceptance tests are Continue reading Acceptance Test Mechanisms
Stoplight: The Test/Code Cycle
Practice test-first programming Continue reading Stoplight: The Test/Code Cycle
Customer’s Run: Iteration Planning
Practice iteration planning from a customer’s perspective. Continue reading Customer’s Run: Iteration Planning
The Test-First Stoplight
Extreme Programmers write tests before they write the corresponding production code. In “test-first programming,” you start with a small test, then write just enough code to implement it, and continue with the next test until the code is done. Continue reading The Test-First Stoplight