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.

Mark Windholtz spent the first 12 years of his programming career writing code alone in a cubicle. But now when Windholtz creates code, he does so with a comrade at his side--one of the tenets of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

What are the best resources on extreme programming? Here’s what the Sabre Airline Solutions staff recommends: Agile Software Development Principles, Patterns and Practices, Robert C. Martin, Prentice ...

Chrysler's software was a mess. Back in 1996, the company's programmers had been frantically working on a new payroll system, but still couldn't solve many problems. This was their third attempt at a ...

There are mountains of articles on the various software development life cycle methodologies, but nothing beats personal experience. While there may be no single SDLC methodology that fits all ...

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