28. "At the core... is the idea that people should design for
themselves their own houses, streets and communities.
This idea... comes simply from the observation that most
of the wonderful places of the world were not made by
architects but by the people".
Christopher Alexander et al.,
A Pattern Language, front bookflap
45. What is XP?
Extreme Programming (XP)
is about social change.
Extreme Programming Explained: Emblace Change (2nd Edition)
Kent Beck
46. Prepare for success.
Don’t protect yourself from success by holding back.
Do your best and then deal with the consequences.
That’s extreme.
You leave yourself exposed.
Extreme Programming Explained: Emblace Change (2nd Edition)
Kent Beck
47. It is about letting go of habits and patterns that were
adaptive in the past, but now get in the way off its
doing our best work.
It is about giving up defenses that protect us but
interfere with our productivity.
It may leave us feeling exposed.
Extreme Programming Explained: Emblace Change (2nd Edition)
Kent Beck
49. XP assumes:
you see yourself a part of a team
you want to work together
change can be made inexpensive
you want to grow to improve skills and to improve your
relationships
you are willing to make changes to meet those goals