Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change

In this landmark classic from 1999 and 2005 (2nd edition fully revised with insights from five years), Kent Beck introduces the “Extreme Programming” he developed.

What sounds like common sense to today’s software developers was revolutionary at the time and fundamentally changed the way we develop software. XP has led us to build software with better quality, less time, reduced cost, and higher customer satisfaction than twenty years ago.

The book presents and explains the core values and principles of XP – which were radical at the time – and the practices used to put those core values and principles into action. These include user stories and incremental design, test-driven development, continuous integration with rapid builds and feedback, and pair programming.

What must have been an inspiring book for all programmers in the dawn of agile software development is still interesting today. It is a history book that takes us to a time when XP, the origin of modern agile methods, came into being.

🎧 Suitable as an audiobook? It would be suitable as an audio book but is not available as such.