Extreme Programming Explained

by Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres · 1999

Kent Beck's explanation of extreme programming values, principles, and practices.

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Steve BlankEntrepreneur and customer-development author

Extreme Programming Explained by one of the pioneers of Agile, Kent Beck, is a great tutorial.

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