"In this second edition of "Extreme Programming Explained," Kent
Beck organizes and presents five years' worth of experiences,
growth, and change revolving around XP. If you are seriously
interested in understanding how you and your team can start down
the path of improvement with XP, you must read this book."
--Francesco Cirillo, Chief Executive Officer, XPLabs S.R.L. "The
first edition of this book told us what XP was--it changed the way
many of us think about software development. This second edition
takes it farther and gives us a lot more of the 'why' of XP, the
motivations and the principles behind the practices. This is great
stuff. Armed with the 'what' and the 'why, ' we can now all set out
to confidently work on the 'how': how to run our projects better,
and how to get agile techniques adopted in our organizations."
--Dave Thomas, The Pragmatic Programmers LLC "This book is
dynamite! It was revolutionary when it first appeared a few years
ago, and this new edition is equally profound. For those who insist
on cookbook checklists, there's an excellent chapter on 'primary
practices, ' but I urge you to begin by truly contemplating the
meaning of the opening sentence in the first chapter of Kent Beck's
book: 'XP is about social change.' You should do whatever it takes
to ensure that every IT professional and every IT manager--all the
way up to the CIO--has a copy of "Extreme Programming Explained" on
his or her desk."
--Ed Yourdon, author and consultant "XP is a powerful set of
concepts for simplifying the process of software design,
development, and testing. It is about minimalism and
incrementalism, which are especially useful principles when
tackling complexproblems that require a balance of creativity and
discipline."
--Michael A. Cusumano, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management,
and author of "The Business of Software" ""Extreme Programming
Explained" is the work of a talented and passionate craftsman. Kent
Beck has brought together a compelling collection of ideas about
programming and management that deserves your full attention. My
only beef is that our profession has gotten to a point where such
common-sense ideas are labeled 'extreme.'..."
--Lou Mazzucchelli, Fellow, Cutter Business Technology Council"If
your organization is ready for a change in the way it develops
software, there's the slow incremental approach, fixing things one
by one, or the fast track, jumping feet first into Extreme
Programming. Do not be frightened by the name, it is not that
extreme at all. It is mostly good old recipes and common sense,
nicely integrated together, getting rid of all the fat that has
accumulated over the years."
--Philippe Kruchten, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia"Sometimes
revolutionaries get left behind as the movement they started takes
on a life of its own. In this book, Kent Beck shows that he remains
ahead of the curve, leading XP to its next level. Incorporating
five years of feedback, this book takes a fresh look at what it
takes to develop better software in less time and for less money.
There are no silver bullets here, just a set of practical
principles that, when used wisely, can lead to dramatic
improvements in software development productivity."
--Mary Poppendieck, author of "Lean Software Development: An Agile
Toolkit" "Kent Beck has revised his classic book based on five more
years of applying andteaching XP. He shows how the path to XP is
both easy and hard: It can be started with fewer practices, and yet
it challenges teams to go farther than ever."
--William Wake, independent consultant "With new insights, wisdom
from experience, and clearer explanations of the art of Extreme
Programming, this edition of Beck's classic will help many realize
the dream of outstanding software development."
--Joshua Kerievsky, author of "Refactoring to Patterns" and
Founder, Industrial Logic, Inc."XP has changed the way our industry
thinks about software development. Its brilliant simplicity,
focused execution, and insistence on fact-based planning over
speculation have set a new standard for software delivery."
--David Trowbridge, Architect, Microsoft Corporation
Accountability. Transparency. Responsibility. These are not
words that are often applied to software development.
In this completely revised introduction to Extreme Programming
(XP), Kent Beck describes how to improve your software development
by integrating these highly desirable concepts into your daily
development process.
The first edition of "Extreme Programming Explained" is a
classic. It won awards for its then-radical ideas for improving
small-team development, such as having developers write automated
tests for their own code and having the whole team plan weekly.
Much has changed in five years. This completely rewritten second
edition expands the scope of XP to teams of any size by suggesting
a program of continuous improvement based on: Five core values
consistent with excellence in software developmentEleven principles
for putting those values into actionThirteen primary and eleven
corollary practicesto help you push development past its current
business and technical limitations
Whether you have a small team that is already closely aligned
with your customers or a large team in a gigantic or multinational
organization, you will find in these pages a wealth of ideas to
challenge, inspire, and encourage you and your team members to
substantially improve your software development.
You will discover how to: Involve the whole team--XP
styleIncrease technical collaboration through pair programming and
continuous integrationReduce defects through developer testingAlign
business and technical decisions through weekly and quarterly
planningImprove teamwork by setting up an informative, shared
workspace
You will also find many other concrete ideas for improvement,
all based on a philosophy that emphasizes simultaneously increasing
the humanity and effectiveness of software development.
Every team can improve. Every team can begin improving today.
Improvement is possible--beyond what we can currently imagine.
"Extreme Programming Explained, Second Edition," offers ideas to
fuel your improvement for years to come.
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