The Art of Agile Development

The Art of Agile Development contains practical, down-to- earth guidance for anyone involved in or considering the agile method - and Extreme Programming in particular - to build reliable software. Agile development methods have become increasingly popular because too many software projects have failed to meet expected release dates, deliver the required features, or to match projected costs. This book provides no-nonsense advice on agile planning, development, delivery, and management taken from the authors' many years of experience. While plenty of books address the what and why of agile development, very few offer developers, managers, stakeholders and users the information they can apply directly.

James Shore, signatory number ten to the Agile Manifesto, has been coaching agile teams large and small before they were called agile. He brings both breadth and depth to his discussion of agile development. In 2005, the Agile Alliance recognized James with their most significant award, the Gordon Pask Award for Contributions to Agile Practice. James is an internationally recognized speaker who consults for companies interested in agile development. He writes about agile development on his top-ranked blog, jamesshore.com.

Shane Warden manages Onyx Neon Press, an independent publisher. His areas of expertise include agile software development, language design, and virtual machines for dynamic languages. He is also a published novelist. His books include The Art of Agile Development and Masterminds of Programming.

Preface
Introduction to Apollo
A Short History of Web Applications
Problems with Delivering Applications Via the Browser
Introducing the Apollo Runtime
Primary Apollo Technologies
Getting Started with Apollo Development
Installing the Apollo Alpha 1 Runtime
What You Need in Order to Develop Apollo Applications
Building a Sample Apollo Application
Next StepsUsing HTML Within Flex-Based Apollo Applications
HTML Support in ApolloUsing the Flex HTML ComponentUsing the HTML
Control ClassScript Bridging: Communicating Between Action
Script and JavaScript
Using the File System APISecurity Model
Accessing Files and Directories
Asynchronous and Synchronous Versions of Methods
Reading Directory ContentsGetting File Information
Copying and Moving Files and Directories
Creating Files and Directories
Deleting Files and Directories
Reading and Writing Files
Apollo Mini-Cookbook
Working with the File System
Working with HTMLUsing the Windowing API
Apollo Packages and Classes
Apollo Command-Line Tools
Index
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The Art of Agile Development

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