Purpose of Talk:

• Present main ideas behind Extreme Programming
• Identify motivations and perspectives
• Communicate ideas, but NOT evangelize!

Acknowledgements

• Foremost proponent for Extreme Programming is Kent Beck
• This presentation largely will follow his articles and books
• Extreme Programming includes an emphasis on pair programming;
  Laurie Williams is the leading researcher on the effectiveness of that approach
• This presentation also will draw on her work

created April 29, 2003 last revised April 30, 2003

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