Preface

Extreme Programming sounds great! Can we do it without changing our process?

When I first heard about Extreme Programming in May 1998, I could see that it was going to be controversial. This was immediately obvious from the wide range of reactions that were expressed regarding two talks given by Kent Beck and Ron Jeffries at a seminar on Developing Software with Objects in Oslo (hosted by Den Norske Dataforening, 13 May 1998). Many developers seemed to be attracted to it, but others in the room challenged the ideas and concepts behind Extreme Programming.

Personally, my reactions were mixed. It sounded like it would be a fun approach to software development and it didn't sound like it was applicable to the kinds of projects that I was involved ...

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