Some time ago, I wrote about the general problem of misconceptions about Extreme Programming. Now I'd like to tackle a specific misconception – the idea that Extreme Programming (XP) projects begin ...

When a development team decides to migrate to extreme programming (XP), the natural tendency is to focus on the programming practices, including unit testing, continuous integration, refactoring, and ...

For the last five years, a software development methodology called Extreme Programming (XP) has been receiving more attention. It is either admired or condemned from a multitude of sources.

Oftentimes, the little things can make the biggest difference. Consider some of the tenets of a new programming approach: keep the code simple, review it frequently, test early and often, and work a ...

Extreme programming (XP) is a software development methodology that makes coding the primary activity. By promoting values such as simplicity and feedback, XP allows Java programmers to incrementally ...

In my previous article, I outlined the planning stages that are performed during an XP project, with a particular emphasis on the upfront planning that is ignored in many “XP” projects. This month I ...

Hello everyone. Welcome back to the next PSD blog series with yours truly. It’s been a while since my last blog on “Scrum And …”. Alrite, this time I am going to discuss Scrum and eXtreme Programming ...

An application development technique called eXtreme Programming is gaining momentum among mainstream corporations in the U.K., though it’s been slower to pick up converts in the U.S. The approach, ...

Most of us realize that adopting Extreme Programming (XP) techniques has a big impact on application development. But what about testing? To answer this question, Lisa Crispin and Tip House have ...

. Kent Beck is a consultant with Daedalos Consulting, Switzerland. He can be contacted at [email protected]. "In 1914 the nations of Europe were bound so tightly in bonds of trade and culture that war ...