Sams Teach Yourself Extreme Programming in 24 Hours (Paperback)

by Stewart Baird (Author)

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Product Description

Extreme Programming (XP) is a new lightweight software developing methodology. XP is the most popular of the "agile" development methodologies. Agile development is an integral part of technology movements in the software development world. XP has quickly gained in popularity over the last few years and is now becoming recognized by development shops from large consulting firms through small software houses. Some of the companies that are using XP include DaimlerChrysler, First Union National Bank, and Ford Motor Company.

Sams Teach Yourself Extreme Programming in 24 Hours includes coverage on Extreme Programming, agile development, automated test frameworks (Junit, etc.), Automated Build (Ant), and Refactoring in a step-by-step approach.

About the Author

Stewart Baird is an independent consultant who splits his time between software development, leading, and writing. Prior to starting his own company, he worked for KPMG Consulting, New Zealand, where he was a leading evangelist in their Extreme Programming (XP) implementation. He's presented and taught on XP in both the United States and New Zealand. Nowadays he's kept busy by helping clients develop their solutions using XP and other Agile techniques.

Though spending most of his recent career working with Microsoft tools, he's a strong advocate of open source development. Initially, he started his working life in the avionics and embedded systems fields. Sometime in the late 80s he met and fell in love with the C programming language. Before long he was writing applications in IBM's OS/2 operating system; he never looked back and has been "doing software" ever since. That fact that he's lived and worked in the United States, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Germany might help to explain his outrageous accent. Currently, he and his family make their home just outside Wellington, New Zealand. He can be contacted through his company GDS at greendoorservices.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672324415
• ISBN-13: 978-0672324413
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #942,276 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Sams Teach Yourself Series.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great entry point, November 26, 2006

By	Samuel Tremblay - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In my view, this is a very good entry point for anybody else who want to have a general vision of what is "Extreme Programming" and how to use it. All along the book, the autor talk about things on extreme programming with a reference on other good books to be specialized on that subject. This is why I say: "A good entry point".

I recommand to read this book and after that, buy other book on subject that you want to know more.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for readers at any level, February 5, 2003

By	Randy Schrock (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This book is an excellent work, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Mr. Baird has excellent insight into the dynamics of software development projects, what makes them successful and what makes them fail. He does and outstanding job of explaining the concepts of Extreme Programming in the context of his vast professional experiences.

I really enjoyed reading this book, and recommend it highly to anyone interested in the concepts of Extreme Programming methodology, but also to anyone who is interested in clear, concise wisdom in regards to how to successfully manage software development lifecycles.

I found Mr. Baird to be extremely knowledgeable, very witty and quite capable of explaining these concepts in a way that make it easy to understand, and practical to use.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for readers at any level, February 5, 2003

By	Randy Schrock (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This book is an excellent work, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Mr. Baird has excellent insight into the dynamics of software development projects, what makes them successful and what makes them fail. He does and outstanding job of explaining the concepts of Extreme Programming in the context of his vast professional experiences.

I really enjoyed reading this book, and recommend it highly to anyone interested in the concepts of Extreme Programming methodology, but also to anyone who is interested in clear, concise wisdom in regards to how to successfully manage software development lifecycles.

I found Mr. Baird to be extremely knowledgeable, very witty and quite capable of explaining these concepts in a way that make it easy to understand, and practical to use.