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After reading this thought-provoking book, software developers can make an informed decision about Extreme Programming, and whether it is suitable for their organization. Softcover.
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Extreme Programming (XP) has been the subject of heated debate since its arrival on the programming scene in 1998—understandably so, as it contradicts many traditional software development beliefs. We¿ve heard success stories about sweeping changes made to organizations as a result of XP. We’ve read books about how this approach can work for our teams. However, are there times when XP isn’t appropriate? There are certainly instances when making the leap to XP could potentially jeopardize a whole project. What’s missing from all of this rhetoric? Witness Pete McBreen, software craftsman, examine the issue from both sides.
In Questioning Extreme Programming, the author helps you examine and answer the following questions:
After reading this thought-provoking book, software developers can make informed decisions about Extreme Programming, and whether it is suitable for their organization. Readers will also be able to determine whether Extreme Programming is inappropriate for a particular project. The author challenges you to look past the hype and start asking the hard questions about how software is built. Discover for yourself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best XP books after Kent Beck's first XP book,
By David Vitoria (Ronneby, Blekinge, Sweden) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Questioning Extreme Programming (Paperback)
This is an excellent book where the reader can see which problems there are with some of the XP practices as for example, On-Site Customer and how these problems can be solved.In addition, Pete McBreen develop conclusions about what the organization should take in consideration to implement the first time XP in one project.
3.0 out of 5 stars
hmmmmmmmm.. OK!,
By amazingoffers (Aurora, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Questioning Extreme Programming (Paperback)
In Questioning Extreme Programming, the book helps you answer such questions:* Is the cost of change really low? After reading this thought-provoking book, software developers can make an informed decision about Extreme Programming, and whether it is suitable for their organization. Readers will also be able to determine whether Extreme Programming is inappropriate for their project. Discover for yourself. Look past the hype, and start asking the hard questions about how software is built!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining debunking of XP mythos, but not concrete enough,
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This review is from: Questioning Extreme Programming (Paperback)
The biggest thing I liked was that it didn't just focus on XP, but also hit on a lot of other methodologies, doing some comparisons and contrasts. Expect to understand what all the hubub is about after going through it, without needing to buy into any of the other Agile background books first. You will probably also be able to take away a high-level piece or two of advice from it.It's not something I would purchase, though, because it stays pretty high-level through much of the book, and doesn't really have much reference material value. I was also a bit dismayed that he hadn't run a project with XP yet. He cheerfully admitted it in the introduction, and his reviewers were all of the hardcore folks associated with XP; however, that still gave me the same feeling as I would get reading a book entitled Questioning Low-Fat Recipies from the Two Fat Ladies, where they claimed they'd never tried any. Sure, they're FAR better cooks than I am. And probably see more different types of recipies in a given week than I will in a year. But I just would get the feeling I might be missing the whole picture and that too many of the judgements are value-laden and not backed by concrete examples of things that went wrong in his XP projects. Also, it was weird for a book this small, but I felt like it repeated itself in a couple of the 'summary' end of chapter sections, especially near the end of the book. Want to see more reviews on this item?
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