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Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against XP (featuring Songs of the Extremos) takes a satirical look at the increasingly hyped Extreme Programming methodology. It explores some quite astonishing Extremo quotes that have typified the XP approach-- quotes such as, "XPers are not afraid of oral documentation," "Schedule is the customer's problem," "Dependencies between requirements are more a matter of fear than reality" and "Concentration is the Enemy." In between the chuckles, though, there is a serious analysis of XP's many flaws. The authors also examine C3, the first XP project, whose team (most of whom went on to get XP book deals shortly before C3's cancellation) described themselves as "the best team on the face of the Earth". (In a later chapter, the authors also note that one problem which can affect pair programmers is overconfidence-- or is that "eXcessive courage"?). The authors examine whether the problems that led to C3's "inexplicable" cancellation could also afflict present-day XP projects. In the final chapter (Refactoring XP) Matt and Doug suggest some ways of achieving the agile goals of XP using some XP practices (used in moderation) combined with other, less risk-laden methods. This just in from Slashdot.org:Take 2, six months later and still going strong! See what reviewers at Slashdot.org originally had to say about Matt and Doug's book! "If you are disciple in the church of Wall, or like me you believe that laziness is the father of invention, or if you simply have more than a couple *nix machine to administer, Kirk Bauer's new book Automating Unix and Linux Administration is definitely for you. "-->
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Doug Rosenberg - Doug Rosenberg of ICONIX Software Engineering, Inc. has been providing system development tools and training for nearly two decades, with particular emphasis on object-oriented methods. He developed a Unified Booch/Rumbaugh/Jacobson design method in 1993 that preceded Rational’s UML by several years. He has produced more than a dozen multimedia tutorials on object technology, including COMPREHENSIVE COM and COMPLETE CORBA, and is the author of Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML and Applying Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML.
Matt Stephens - Matt Stephens has been a software developer for over ten years (or twenty+ years if you count his first experience with programming at the age of 11). Much of his commercial work has involved Systems Integration, enterprise architecture, and team leading. Matt lives in Southwest London, England. He's married, and is currently working as a technical architect and agile process mentor in Central London. He is also the editor of (and regular contributor to) softwarereality.com a satirical website for software developers and managers.
Matt Stephens - Matt Stephens has been a software developer for over ten years (or twenty+ years if you count his first experience with programming at the age of 11). Much of his commercial work has involved Systems Integration, enterprise architecture, and team leading. Matt lives in Southwest London, England. He's married, and is currently working as a technical architect and agile process mentor in Central London. He is also the editor of (and regular contributor to) softwarereality.com a satirical website for software developers and managers.
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