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Taking an Extreme Approach to Software

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While there were definitely some new concepts introduced in the article—like pair programming and test-driven development—the overall philosophy hit home in a big way. When the Agile Manifesto was first published in 2001, I smiled. Happy 20 th Anniversary Agile!

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Software Testing and Agile

Coveros

Take a moment to think about where you were in February of 2001—at the inception of the Agile Manifesto. I was with a privately held software engineering firm focused on helping organizations transform their software testing capabilities. February 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Agile Manifesto.

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A Practical Approach for Shifting Left

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Coined by Larry Smith in 2001, shifting left is an "approach used to speed software testing and facilitate development by moving the testing process to an earlier point in the development lifecycle. Shifting left is a reference to moving testing to the left on a timeline," according to TechTarget. .

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AoAD2 Practice: Incremental Design

James Shore

Test-Driven Development. Test-driven development encourages you to think about and improve your design at nearly every step. Test-Driven Development. If you’ve practiced test-driven development, you’ve practiced incremental design, at least at the level of a single module or class.

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AoAD2 Practice: Pair Programming

James Shore

Cockburn and Williams 2001] Every team is different, so take these results with a grain of salt. Test-Driven Development. Take small steps—test-driven development works well—and talk about your assumptions, short-term goals, general direction, and any relevant history of the feature or project.

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Lean Software Development: The Backstory

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In 1999, Kent Beck proposed a radically new approach to software development in the book “Extreme Programming Explained” (Beck, 1999). In 2001 the Agile Manifesto (Beck et al., 2001) gave this new approach a name – “Agile.” Put the tests into a test harness for ongoing code verification. link] Chen, Lianping.

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The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition

James Shore

So, what allows me to do this—what allows me to do this show, this software development show every week, and what allows me to write this book—is the people who hire me for training and consulting. In 2001, 17 of the lightweight methodology proponents met at a ski resort in Utah to discuss unifying their efforts. The Agile Manifesto.

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