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Extreme Programming for Web Projects (XP Series) (Paperback)

by Doug Wallace (Author), Isobel Raggett (Author), Joel Aufgang (Author)

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Shows how the Extreme Programming (XP) software development discipline can be adapted and applied to the Web-based project development process. Softcover.

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Web development teams have been operating in the dark for far too long. The lack of proven development methodologies for the Web environment has resulted in a constant struggle for developers to produce quality Web-based projects on time and within budget. The field is multidisciplinary in character, involving both technology and graphic design: Web-based project development must address the issue of company image, must function on multiple platforms, and must incorporate multiple media into one complete package.

Extreme Programming for Web Projects shows how the Extreme Programming (XP) software development discipline can be adapted and applied to the Web-based project development process. This book demonstrates how the hallmarks of XP--continuous integration, short iterations, paired programming, automated testing, and extensive client involvement--are particularly well suited to the unique demands of Web-based development. Based on years of real-world experience, the book offers proven best practices that enable developers to deal efficiently and effectively with the challenges they face and, ultimately, to produce Web-based projects that meet and/or exceed customer expectations.

Readers will find information on vital topics such as:

How the XP team approach enhances communication between Web technology and graphic design professionals
How XP automated testing ensures a comprehensive approach to testing page layout, performance, and multiplatform operation
How XP's continuous integration and short iterations serve the Web development team's need for flexibility
How XP's emphasis on client involvement throughout the project improves oftentimes adversarial client relationships
How XP can facilitate the difficult task of estimating the time and cost of project completion
How XP functionality "stories" can be adapted for Web-based presentation stories
How XML, XSLT, and Cascading Style Sheets can help sites remain flexible and maintainable
How to use these guidelines for outstanding Web site design and coding techniques

As the Web industry continues to mature, there is a great need for methodologies that will ensure project quality as well as efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The fast-paced and flexible Extreme Programming methodology offers an excellent starting point for Web developers to improve their working processes and employ best practices.

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (September 29, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201794276
ISBN-13: 978-0201794274
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good reading for new XP web teams... could be better, May 11, 2003

By	Adam Sroka (Marina Del Rey, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I didn't get a lot out of the first half of this book. Part one tries to look at the basic principles and practices of XP from the perspective of a web team. Some of the material was a rehash of that found in other, better XP books such as the original, Extreme Programming Explained, by Kent Beck, or Extreme Programming Installed. The material that was new was not all that informative and I found that I disagreed with some of it.

Part two had some painful parts as well, but the whole thing started to turn around for me in chapter 8 which discusses the graphic design process from the perspective of XP core values. This chapter is excellent and worth the price of the book, although I wish it was longer. I gladly would have bought an entire book which the same premise as chapter 8. It would have been nice to see a more explicit breakdown of XP core values as they relate to the graphic design process.

Part three of the book discusses XML and XSLT as an alternative to classic web page architecture that allows for greater seperation of concerns and thus facilitates test-driven development. This is all well and good, but there are other good books on the subject, and there are an awful lot of alternatives approaches available (As a J2EE developer Apache Struts and Apache Cocoon both come to mind.) This section also could have been expanded into an entire book twice the size of this one which talked more explicitly about core XP values and practices and how XML/XSLT facilitated them. It would also be nice to see a comparison of one or more alternatives such as Apache Struts and/or .NET.

The fourth and final section of the book discusses XP practices and how these can be adjusted to a web project. Again, I didn't get an awful lot out of this. It was not clear that the deviation from standard XP practice was necessarily an improvement or that it was caused by the inherent nature of web projects so much as the inexperience of the development team relative to XP.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Learn the new ways of web site development., December 1, 2002

By	Maxim Masiutin (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This book is for both professional web-site development companies and for the customers who would like to order web-site development from a contractor. The book offers new way of developing web projects. The mode of operation is based on the famous methodology called "Extreme Programming" (XP). Until publication of this book, all of the non-compilation books on XP have come from those who were involved in its birth. This publication is the first title from the "second generation" of XP practitioners.

This book is self-essential. However, if you would like to know more about economic and spiritual aspects of XP, digest the "Extreme Programming Explained" by Kent Beck. Another valuable resource is "Testing Extreme Programming" by Lisa Crispin & Tip House. It exhibits valuable web testing strategies.

While the authors mostly rely on XP manifesto, they have adjusted the methodology to best fit their own needs. For example, they offer so-called zero-iteration, which sets up the framework, but have no business value to the customer. The parents of XP discourage this approach in "Extreme Programming Installed" by Ron Jeffries, Ann Anderson and Chet Hendrickson. Who are right? You decide.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you are just starting an XP Web Project, October 20, 2002

By	"jsmorris2" (Chadler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

I would recommend this book for anyone who is NEW to XP and is starting a web project. The authors do a good job of explaining the XP process in the context of web development, but you should always start with the "white" book, _Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change_ by Beck.

However, as an experienced XPer, I did not find anything new in this book from an XP point of view and a lot of the tweaks to XP that the authors discuss, we also did on my XP web development project.

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