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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Agile development model has spawned hundreds of books and dozens of conferences. There’s a significant track record of successful companies moving to Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), and other ...