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Extreme Programming Applied - Playing to Win
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.11
EAN: 9780201616408
ISBN: 0201616408
Label: Addison-Wesley Professional
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: October 11, 2001
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Sales Rank: 360792
Studio: Addison-Wesley Professional
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Book Description:
Authors offer advice on implementing XP in your organization, illustrating key points with stories from pioneers who have successfully introduced XP. Helps readers begin using the principles behind this revolutionary concept. Softcover.
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This is the most practical book among all the XP books ever published. You do only need to read Kent Beck's XP manifesto "Extreme Programming Explaining" before studying this book. Then you may skip all other books from the "Extreme Programming Series" and start to interpret written material about individual XP practices:
- Design Improvement: " Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code " by Martin Fowler;
- Test-Driven Development: "Test ... Read More
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As a complete newcomer to XP I bought this book based on the review by Peter Lindberg (see below) and I agree with his comments.
Some parts of the book assume that you know a little about XP at the start and you have to wait for a fuller description further on in the text to gain understanding. I didn't find this too much of an issue but you may want to buy one other introductory XP book to help.
I enjoyed the authors writing style and liked the use of guest experts in reinforcing ... Read More
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If you are interesting in Extreme Programming or need to evaluate it, I recommend this book. It is a very readable book but does have some drawbacks:
1. It is way overpriced. Too thin, not enough info for [price], even if Amazon discounts it. Ideas are repeated over and over again.
2. These authors (and others who review their buddies' books on Amazon and give biased reviews) are making a living off you buying into XP. It is funny how they say the last thing you want to do is ... Read More
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This is the first in-depth book on Extreme Programming (XP). If you are at home with the concepts of XP, but have lots of questions that you feel the XP literature doesn't answer -- this is the book for you! I myself have been into XP for little over two years, and I can't think of any questions I've had, that aren't addressed thoroughly by this book
The book is focused on introducing XP, dealing with things like how to tackle resistance from developers and managers; which XP practices should ... Read More
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There are about three books about XP that you MUST read, if you plan to do XP. This is one of them.
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