For the last five years, a software development methodology called Extreme Programming (XP) has been receiving more attention. It is either admired or condemned from a multitude of sources.

Everyone complains about bugs in their software. Some can be tolerated, but many go beyond annoying and cause productivity losses. If it’s bad being the user of buggy software, think what it must be ...

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 ...

If you have managed a software project, you know what it's like to feel the push for results from your managers working against the pull of your dedication to the well-being of your development team.

TAMPA, FLA. — As corporations struggle to complete application development projects on time, within budget and without lots of buggy code, they’re taking a closer look at new development methods, such ...

Software development methodologies have become essential for development teams for a reason: they organize the process and help in getting the best possible outcomes. Yet, they aren't all alike.

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 ...

As software eats the world, business leaders need to understand better how software gets made, and the people who make it. An excellent guide is Kent Beck, one of the parents of the Agile software ...