Extreme programming (XP)

Last updated Jun 5, 2023

Project management methodologies

• Aims to improve product quality and the ability to respond to changing customer needs
• Takes best practices for the development process to “extreme” levels

XP wants to ensure that all of the pieces of the product will fit together properly. So it stresses simplicity.

• Designing
  • XP wants to ensure that all of the pieces of the product will fit together properly. So it stresses simplicity.
• Coding
  • XP demands clear and concise code, so that others can easily read and understand the program.
• Testing
  • The goal is to test for and elinimate any flaws in a feature before building it and continuing on.
• Listening
  • Listening to the customer and ensuring that the requirements are integrated into the proeuct.

• Pair programming
• Continuous integration and continuous refactoring
• Avoid big design up front
• Write tests, not requirements