Extreme Programming 20 years later
Kent Beck invented Extreme Programming. Guest of honor of the 5th annual Lean IT Summit, he reviewed what he got right, what he got wrong, what he’s still working on and how things work at Facebook where he is now.
“Don’t Forget Conway’s Law” – Sarah Novotny Keynote
Speed of development and speed of repair isn’t only about problem solving and code. Monolithic codebases have fuzzy boundaries of ownership, massive teams with distributed accountabilities and intertwined dependencies. As you consider a microservices architecture don’t forget the cultural changes that need to be made. Nimble teams with autonomy, accountability […]
Building Better Software with Conway’s Laws: Don’t Forget the Basics
Speed of development and rate of repair isn’t only about problem-solving and code. Monolithic codebases have fuzzy ownership boundaries, massive teams with distributed accountabilities, and intertwined dependencies. As you consider a microservices architecture, don’t forget the cultural changes that must be made. Agile teams with autonomy, responsibility, and stellar communications […]
Building Stronger Teams with Pair Programming
Two people working together on a single computer create all code to be sent into production. Pair programming increases software quality without impacting the time to deliver. It is counter-intuitive, but two people working at a single computer will add as much functionality as two workings separately, except it will […]