NewsFactor: Inside the World of Extreme Programming

“IT managers seeking to improve their company’s software
development processes may want to take note of a technique called
Extreme Programming, which pairs coders in teams and encourages
them to check and revise each other’s work constantly. This
development method was first described by programmer and author
Kent Beck, who told NewsFactor that he deliberately chose an
evocative name for the technique.

“‘When you’re starting up a movement with no money, pretty much
you have to have a name which is attention-getting,’ Beck
noted.

“But despite the catchy name, there are some old ideas at work
in Extreme Programming. Ron Jeffries, co-author with Beck and
others of the book ‘Extreme Programming Installed,’ told NewsFactor
that the approach focuses on testing, teamwork and delivering code
that provides ‘tangible business value to the customer…'”

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