Part V. Understanding the XP Community
Software developers are a strange bunch.
From the outside, the XP community is really hard to understand and come to grips with. A very visible part is the fervor with which proponents of XP act as really passionate evangelists for this new approach to software development. Indeed, many come across as zealots that have been brainwashed into the XP cult.
In part, this is understandable because it is strange to see software developers get really passionate about anything. For better or worse, XP projects are actually fun to work on, and that is sure worth talking about. Unfortunately, many proponents choose to describe XP in terms that are derogatory toward other approaches to software development. While the ...
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