Kent beck has written one of the most controversial books to hit software engineering in recent years. Extreme programming is a humanistic discipline of software development, based on principles of simplicity, communication, feedback, and courage. Becks ideas in extreme programming explained provided some of the key practices. Currently affiliated with three rivers institute and agitar software, he is the author of many addisonwesley titles.
Written by acknowledged xp authorities kent beck and martin fowler, planning extreme programming presents the approaches, methods, and advice you need to plan and track a successful extreme programming project. Extreme programming xp is a software development methodology developed primarily by kent beck. It was published by sigs and has a total of 400 pages in the book. See all books authored by kent beck, including extreme programming explained.
Extreme programming is one of several popular agile processes. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Extreme programming explained is the right book for anyone to learn how to do that. Praise for extreme programming explained, second edition in this second edition of extreme programming explained,kent beck orga nizes and presents. He began to refine the development methodology used in the project and wrote a book on the methodology extreme programming explained, published in october 1999. Embrace change by cynthia andres and kent beck 2004, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. Beck was one of the 17 original signatories of the agile manifesto, the founding document for agile software development. The first edition of extreme programming explained is a classic. Written by acknowledged xp authorities kent beck and martin fowler, planning extreme programming presents the approaches, methods, and advice needed to plan and track a successful extreme programming project. The 10 digit isbn is 1884842747 and the digit isbn is 9781884842740. Facebook guru and agile pioneer kent beck reveals the mind of the modern programmer.
See below for a selection of the latest books from extreme programming category. Extreme reading i recently read kent becks book extreme programming explained. Kent beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, testdriven development, and extreme programming. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team can start down the path of. Extreme planning by alan zeichick its not extreme, and its not about programming. Xp was one of the first agile methods, indeed xp was the dominant agile method in the late 90s and early 00s before scrum became dominant as the noughties passed. For example, when i first learned about extreme programming in 2000, i didnt read kent becks extreme programming explained first, but rather extreme programming installed by ron jeffries, chet. Embrace change, 2nd edition the xp series 9780321278654 by beck, kent and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The paper will predominantly assess the extent to which the agile software communitys use of kuhns theory of revolutionary scientific change, particularly in kent becks extreme programming xp. The xp scaling and roles is something that the book explained better. Extreme programming xp an overview adventures with agile.
It won awards for its thenradical ideas for improving smallteam. Synopsis in this second edition of extreme programming explained, kent beck organizes and presents five years worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around xp. Kent beck developed extreme programming during his work on the chrysler comprehensive compensation system c3 payroll project. It has already been proven to be very successful at many companies of.
Xp starts by evaluating the core values of the individual, the team and the organisation. Whether you are studying for this exam or whether your team is adopting extreme programming, this book is for you. If you are seriously interested in selection from extreme programming explained. Kent beck is the author of the bestseller extreme programming explained. Kents form of expressing this rule implies that the key to enabling understanding is to express your intention in the code, so that your readers can understand what your purpose was when writing it. With the kind permission of sigs that interview is reprinted here. Nicolai josuttis interviewed kent for the german magazine objektspektrum. Beck was one of the 17 original signatories of the agile manifesto, the founding. This is one of the most important aspects of extreme programming is pair programming. Some of the practices he introduces are very softwarespecific. The first extreme programming project was started march 6, 1996. What should i do to become a selftaught software engineer. In this second edition of extreme programming explained, kent beck organizes and presents five years worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around xp.
Accu extreme programming an interview with kent beck. Francesco cirillo, chief executive officer, xplabs s. Facebook guru and agile pioneer kent beck reveals the mind. Hard stuff missed out from the earlier work such as how to estimate how long things will take. Written for is managers, project leaders or programmers, this guide provides a glimpse at the principles behind xp and its potential advantages for small to midsized software development teams.
Kent becks guide to better smalltalk, is a collection of his best work from object magazine, the smalltalk report, dr dobbs journal, and more. Embrace change the xp series, and test driven development. Kent beck born 1961 is an american software engineer and the creator of extreme programming, a software development methodology that eschews rigid formal specification for a collaborative and iterative design process. 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 disciplineor religion or processof extreme programming xp, pioneered by kent beck, is all about managing, motivating and empowering teams of software developers to deliver highquality software on time, under budget and with fewerthanusual defects. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kents connections. 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. Kent becks extreme programming explained provides an intriguing highlevel overview of the authors extreme programming xp software development methodology. Over the last ten years kent beck has written dozens of technical papers for the smalltalk community, earning himself a reputation as both a gifted writer and thinker. Written for is managers, project leaders, or programmers, this guide provides a glimpse at the principles behind xp and its potential advantages for small to midsize software development teams. The twist to this story is that ive worked at relevance for over a year and it is indeed an agile.
If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and. He was also a pioneer of patterns for software development, test. We assume that people reading this book have either read kent becks extreme programming explained or have otherwise gained a general understanding of what extreme programming is. This is an excellent book written by kent beck, the person who brought extreme programming to the forefront of software development. Kents book is a manifesto that makes the case for xp. Embrace change provides a good introduction to how software development can embrace the constant change that affects our world. Extreme programming installed 2000 by ron jeffries, et al. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team. Many people including myself consider xp to be the primary catalyst that got attention to agile methods, and superior to. The title of this book is kent becks guide to better smalltalk and it was written by kent beck. Extreme programming project and is a worthy companion to kent becks anthemic xp explained.
Communication is a core value of extreme programing, and many programmers like to stress that programs are there to be read by people. Praise for extreme programming explained, second edition in this second edition of extreme programming explained, kent beck orga nizes and presents. Programming and software engineering can be practiced at a level higher than any given language alth. We accept the case as made, and we move on to helping those who want to. Buy the paperback book extreme programming explained. However, the overall basic message is sound and provides a foundational principle for all agile work. It is easy to read and understand and covers the subject matter very well. Martin fowler is the chief scientist of thoughtworks, an enterpriseapplication development and delivery company. I found every chapter immensely useful although i may have read most of the values and principles in other books or blog posts. While youre at it, buy copies of all of the rest of our books, too. View kent becks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
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