Lightweight methods rely on emergent control rather than having decisions flow down from the big boss. Robust control can emerge from the interaction of locally optimizing rules. Extreme Programming (XP) relies on emergence at all levels of control -- project planning, personnel, architecture and design, verification and validation, and integration.
About The Author
Kent Beck is a Cutter Expert; he has been a contributor to Amplify, including guest editor for a two-part series on Extreme Programming (XP) and culture change; and a keynoter, panelist, and workshop leader at the Cutter Summit. Mr. Beck is the founder of XP and author of numerous books, including Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns, and with coauthor Martin Fowler, Planning Extreme Programming. Mr.… Read More
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