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Extreme Programming (XP) has been the subject of heated debate since its arrival on the programming scene in 1998-understandably so, as it contradicts many traditional software development beliefs. We've heard success stories about sweeping changes made to organizations as a result of XP We've read books about how this approach can work for our teams. However, are there times when XP isn't appropriate ? There are certainly instances when making the leap to XP could potentially jeopardize a whole project. What's missing from ail of this rhetoric ? Witness Pete McBreen, software craftsman, examine the issue from both sides. After reading this thought-provoking book, software developers can make informed decisions about Extreme Programming, and whether it is suitable for their organization. Readers will also be able to determine whether Extreme Programming is inappropriate for a particular project. The author challenges you to look past the hype and start asking the hard questions about how software is built. Discover for yourself.

Pete McBreen is the author of Software Craftsmanship (Addison-Wesley, 2002, which won Software Development's prestigious Productivity Award. He is an independent consultant who actually enjoys writing and delivering software. Despite spending a lot of time writing, teaching, and mentoring, he goes out of his way to ensure that he does hands-on coding on a live project every year. Pete specializes in finding creative solutions to the problems that software developers face. After many years of working on formal and informal process improvement initiatives, he took a sideways look at the problem and realized, "Software development is meant to be fun. If it isn't, the process is wrong." Pete lives in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada and has no plans to move back to a big city.