When going to school last year, one of my professors introduced me to eXtreme Programming, a series of practices designed to make software development Better™. One of those practices is Test First ...

Extreme programming (XP) is a software development methodology that makes coding the primary activity. By promoting values such as simplicity and feedback, XP allows Java programmers to incrementally ...

Chrysler's software was a mess. Back in 1996, the company's programmers had been frantically working on a new payroll system, but still couldn't solve many problems. This was their third attempt at a ...

Software development methodologies have become essential for development teams for a reason: they organize the process and help in getting the best possible outcomes. Yet, they aren't all alike.