Sunday, January 13, 2008

BOOK: The Art of Agile Development

My review of The Art of Agile Development is in the January 2008 issue of the Agile Journal

This is an amazing book! The Art of Agile Development is nothing less than 10+ years' worth of agile development experience distilled into a single compendium of practical insight and mindful application of Agile practices and principles. James Shore and Shane Warden have succeeded marvelously in doing exactly what they set out to do: "packed everything we knew about the day-to-day practice of agile development into 400 pages ... to provide a complete how-to guide and starter kit for beginning and intermediate agile practitioners" (quoted from the book's website).

... I can't think of a better XP practitioner-guide to date that conveys both the practices and principles of XP for novices and intermediate-level readers, and also goes beyond explaining them to provide quintessential insights, tips, contraindications, alternatives, and organizational strategies for how to overcome the many technical and organizational barriers that can stall an otherwise successful attempt adopting XP.

Read the full review

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