Kent Beck: Tidy First - Episode 314
Description
Kent Beck is an original signer of the Agile Manifesto, author of the Extreme Programming book series, rediscoverer of Test-Driven Development, and an inspiring Keynote Speaker. I read his TDD book 20 years ago.
Topics of Discussion:
[3:46 ] What led Kent to extreme programming?
[7:52 ] What critical practices have stood the test of time?
[10:58 ] The role of software design in Agile Development.
[13:11 ] The inspiration behind Tidy First?
[16:16 ] Why software design is both a critical skill and an exercise in human relationships.
[22:05 ] What is “normalizing symmetry”?
[25:04 ] Empirical design.
[28:09 ] Design changes tend to be reversible.
[30:41 ] Experimentation with the GPT phase of AI on publications.
[35:13 ] Advice for young developers and programmers.
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