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History of extreme programming (XP)

History of extreme programming (XP)

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History of extreme programming (XP)

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- In the year 2000, when I was a young, or at least younger, software developer working at a startup with a group of friends, we worked in an environment of long hours and rushing to get the code done. Sometimes the code barely worked, but we were forced to ship it to our customers anyway. It didn't feel right. Kent Beck published his book, "Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change," the year before in 1999. A few of us bought copies of the book and read it. We began adopting some of the practices in the book like test-first development, pair programming, continuous integration, and sustainable pace. I know that because we adopted the practices of XP, I was writing the best code of my life. And I think my friends would say the same thing. It forever changed the way I think about writing code and building software products. Extreme programming changed my life in very positive ways. And I want to share the elements of extreme programming with you so you can get the same positive…

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