Extreme Programming Explained Embrace Change

An updated look at the roots, philosophies, stories, and myths associated with Extreme Programming (XP).

Kent Beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, test-driven development, and Extreme Programming. Currently affiliated with Three Rivers Institute and Agitar Software, he is the author of many Addison-Wesley titles.

Cynthia Andres holds a B.S. in psychology with advanced work in organizational behavior, decision analysis, and women’s studies. She has worked with Kent on the social aspects of Extreme Programming since its inception. She is also affiliated with Three Rivers Institute.

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Foreword to the Second Edition

xv

Foreword to the First Edition

xvii

Preface

xxi

What is XP?

1

(8)

Section 1 Exploring XP

9

(114)

Learning to Drive

11

(2)

Values, Principles, and Practices

13

(4)

Values

17

(6)

Communication

18

(1)

Simplicity

18

(1)

Feedback

19

(1)

Courage

20

(1)

Respect

21

(1)

Others

21

(2)

Principles

23

(12)

Humanity

24

(1)

Economics

25

(1)

Mutual Benefit

26

(1)

Self-Similarity

27

(1)

Improvement

28

(1)

Diversity

29

(1)

Reflection

29

(1)

Flow

30

(1)

Opportunity

30

(1)

Redundancy

31

(1)

Failure

32

(1)

Quality

32

(1)

Baby Steps

33

(1)

Accepted Responsibility

34

(1)

Practices

35

(2)

Primary Practices

37

(18)

Sit Together

37

(1)

Whole Team

38

(1)

Informative Workspace

39

(2)

Energized Work

41

(1)

Pair Programming

42

(2)

Stories

44

(2)

Weekly Cycle

46

(1)

Quarterly Cycle

47

(1)

Slack

48

(1)

Ten-Minute Build

49

(1)

Continuous Integration

49

(1)

Test-First Programming

50

(1)

Incremental Design

51

(4)

Getting Started

55

(6)

Corollary Practices

61

(12)

Real Customer Involvement

61

(1)

Incremental Deployment

62

(1)

Team Continuity

63

(1)

Shrinking Teams

64

(1)

Root-Cause Analysis

64

(2)

Shared Code

66

(1)

Code and Tests

66

(1)

Single Code Base

67

(1)

Daily Deployment

68

(1)

Negotiated Scope Contract

69

(1)

Pay-Per-Use

69

(4)

The Whole XP Team

73

(12)

Testers

74

(1)

Interaction Designers

75

(1)

Architects

75

(1)

Project Managers

76

(1)

Product Managers

77

(1)

Executives

78

(2)

Technical Writers

80

(1)

Users

81

(1)

Programmers

81

(1)

Human Resources

81

(1)

Roles

82

(3)

The Theory of Constraints

85

(6)

Planning: Managing Scope

91

(6)

Testing: Early, Often, and Automated

97

(6)

Designing: The Value of Time

103

(8)

Simplicity

109

(2)

Scaling XP

111

(8)

Number of People

111

(2)

Investment

113

(1)

Size of Organization

113

(1)

Time

114

(1)

Problem Complexity

115

(1)

Solution Complexity

115

(1)

Consequences of Failure

116

(3)

Interview

119

(4)

Section 2 Philosophy of XP

123

(38)

Creation Story

125

(6)

Taylorism and Software

131

(4)

Toyota Production System

135

(4)

Applying XP

139

(6)

Choosing a Coach

143

(1)

When You Shouldn't Use XP

144

(1)

Purity

145

(4)

Certification and Accreditation

146

(3)

Offshore Development

149

(4)

The Timeless Way of Programming

153

(4)

Community and XP

157

(2)

Conclusion

159

(2)

Annotated Bibliography

161

(14)

Index

175

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