Extreme Programming Examined - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201710404 ISBN 13: 9780201710403

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2001

Synopsis

Extreme Programming (XP) may be the world's hottest software methodology: a lightweight, programmer-friendly approach that is delivering breakthrough results in a wide range of projects worldwide. This book brings together the proceedings of the first global XP conference: the collected "best practices" wisdom from the world's leading XP practitioners. This collection brings together case studies, experiences, and research related to all aspects of XP. It starts with the foundations, then moves on to process, practices, tool support, experiences, and the future: opportunities to apply XP in an even wider range of projects and applications. Among the many highlights: Martin Fowler's discussion of the role of design in XP methodologies; new insights into scalability and organization; an in-depth analysis of XP pair programming; new attempts to integrate XP with UML; and exciting new approaches to rapid modeling of software systems. For software professionals concerned with accelerating software development and improving software quality throughout their organizations.

About this title

About the Author

Giancarlo Succi has applied the XP methodology to various projects. He is an organizer of the main XP conferences held thus far.

Michele Marchesi has applied the XP methodology to various projects. He is an organizer of the main XP conferences held thus far.

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From the Back Cover

Extreme Programming (XP) is a flexible programming discipline that emphasizes constant integration, frequent small releases, continual customer feedback, and a teamwork approach. With considerable fanfare, XP has taken the mainstream of software engineering by storm. It has been adopted by an increasing number of development organizations worldwide. At the first annual Conference on Extreme Programming and Flexible Processes in Software Engineering, held in Italy in June of 2000, leading theorists and practitioners came together to share principles, techniques, tools, best practices for XP, and other flexible methodologies.

Extreme Programming Examined

gathers the 33 most insightful papers from this conference into one volume. With contributions from several visionaries in the field, these papers together represent the state-of-the-art in XP methodology as well as a glimpse at the future of XP.

Individual articles are organized into cohesive categories that allow the reader to learn and apply this material easily. Extreme Programming Examined addresses some of the most vital issues facing XP developers. It offers a high-level examination of XP programming theory and discusses specific methodologies, processes, techniques, tools, and case studies. You will find articles exploring specific―and often misunderstood―topics, including:

• The role of design in XP
• Just-in-time software development
• XP frameworks
• Combining flexible methodologies with the UML, including a novel approach to fast modeling software systems
• Design patterns and XP
• Tools to support pair programming, testing, and refactoring
• Case studies illustrating the transition to XP, XP in R&D, and the integration of XP into an existing C++ project
• An innovative approach to teaching XP
• Bringing legacy code into XP
• Flexible manufacturing for software agents
• Management of variants in an extreme environment
• Integrating XP with software product lines

Extreme Programming Examined is a valuable resource that offers the practical techniques and deeper understanding that developers and programmers need to initiate and implement successful XP projects.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201710404
• ISBN 13: 9780201710403
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592
• Editor: Giancarlo Succi, Michele Marchesi