Extreme Programming

Extreme Programming (XP) is a method or approach to software engineering and the most popular of several agile software development methodologies. It was formulated by Kent Beck, Ward Cunningham, and Ron Jeffries. Kent Beck wrote the first book on the topic, Extreme programming explained: Embrace change, published in 1999. The second edition of the book, which appeared in 2005, delves more into the philosophy of Extreme Programming and describes it as being:

References

Pro-XP, generally considered authoritative

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• Kent Beck: Extreme programming explained: Embrace change, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201616416
• Kent Beck and Martin Fowler: Planning Extreme Programming, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201710919
• Martin Fowler: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201485672
• Ken Auer and Roy Miller: Extreme Programming Applied: Playing To Win, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201616408
• Ron Jeffries, Ann Anderson and Chet Hendrickson: Extreme Programming Installed, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201708426
• Kent Beck: Extreme programming explained: Embrace change, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0321278658

Anti-XP

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• Matt Stephens and Doug Rosenberg: Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against XP, Apress, ISBN 1590590961

Background reading

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• Alistair Cockburn: Agile Software Development, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0201699699