On 3/28/06, Aragao, Andre Augusto de (Andre) <aragao@...> wrote:
> for what I can see in the net, the
> second edition practices are not in widespread use yet, are they? Why
> not?
My opinion, and it may just be my opinion, is that though the second
edtion is a great book, it's necessary to be a black belt in Agile-Fu
in order to appreciate it. Most (a lot? some?) people are still
struggling with the basic XP moves and aren't ready for the next
level.
Thanks Ron. A further question - for what I can see in the net, the second edition practices are not in widespread use yet, are they? Why not? ... From:...
... My opinion, and it may just be my opinion, is that though the second edtion is a great book, it's necessary to be a black belt in Agile-Fu in order to...
... Damn. I wish I'd said that. ;-> Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com The main reason that testing at the end of a development cycle finds problems is not that...
... I don't know whether they are widely in use or not ... or whether they are in fact new and different practices or mere different / better phrasings of the...
... From just looking at the table of contents (after having read the book a couple of months ago), I'd say that it's mostly "just" a different phrasing. The...
Hi, Sometime ago I think that Ron stated that in XP there's no role called "Architect". However, in the second edition Kent describes this role. In fact, he ...
... I don't have the book at hand, but I don't remember that chapter to be about "these are roles on an XP team", but more about "these are roles you might be...
There is no Architect role in XP, but that doesn't mean there isn't a role in XP for architects, not to mention interaction designers, people with mustaches,...
... [...] ... My feeling about this new book is about XP : "embrace change" ... __ Thierry Cros _________________________________ http://www.thierrycros.net ...
Thierry Cros
tc2mar-xp@...
Apr 4, 2006 1:08 pm
... Perfect. The tone for the second book seems to be: tailor it according to your context. This is a bright attitude, contrary to some religious attitudes...
... Something to consider ... It seems to me that the majority of the participants on this group, who actually do XP every day, use the XPE-1E practices,...
My team started with XP2E, so the debates on philosophical changes between versions is over my head. How important do you think it is to our group to read...
... How are things working for you? What, if any questions or concerns do you have about how things are going? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com Keep away from...
Concerns/problems for a team that started XP with XP2E: * there is still a significant amount of time every week that we can't account for--let's call it...
... I'd think that nothing in XP2E is stopping you from doing that, merely finding the will and the time. If there's something else in the way, let's talk...
... My initial reaction to XPE-2E was that it was meant to quiet the criticism of XPE-1E. Upon further reflection, I began to think about XPE-2E as ...
GB, It sounds like your team has made a lot of progress by applying XP. I don't understand the statement below, however. It seems to me that if a team embraces...
... I am pretty much fearless when it comes to software development. I think that the people who work with me would say that I am all about making small ...
... Yes and no. I have heard Kent speak on XP2E and I feel he really believes that all the practices are necessary - these are all practices that provide...
Carlton, I've heard me speak, too (:-), and I feel that I really believe that all of the practices are valuable. Plenty of good software has been written...
Kent, I struggled with the word "necessary" since I know the tone of XP2E is much different than XP1E. I thought "necessary" struck that balance; guess I was...
... Frankly, I don't see any religious attitudes around here. I see some strong opinions, but those seem to be mostly rooted in experience, not believe. ...
That was very eliciting. As we are speaking about process customization, how are you dealing with the fact that your customers are not co-located, in relation...
... We have various coping mechanisms. All of the stories are maintained in electronic form, e.g. Excel, XPlanner, etc. We follow the ideas in Ron's article...
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