Kent Beck: Tidy First - Episode 285

Original signer of the Agile Manifesto, author of the Extreme Programming book series, rediscoverer of Test-Driven Development, and inspiring Keynote Speaker. I read his TDD book 20 years ago.

Topics of Discussion:

[4:06] What led Kent into extreme programming, and realizing that technical mastery alone is not enough for project success.

[6:24] The significance of extreme programming.

[9:15] The Agile Manifesto.

[10:46] The importance of taking responsibility seriously.

[14:06] What was the inspiration behind Tidy First?

[16:27] Why software design is an important skill.

[17:31] The human aspect dominates in design.

[19:40] You can make large changes in small safe steps.

[23:09] Normalizing symmetry.

[30:17] Preserving flexibility in design through empirical and reversible changes rather than rather than speculative or reactive design.

[31:51] Kent’s experimentation with the GPT phase of AI on publications.

[32:11] Rent-A-Kent to get better answers around software development.

[37:19] Advice for young programmers.

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Tidy First? by Kent Beck

Test Driven Development, by Kent Beck

Extreme Programming Explained, by Kent Beck with Cynthia Andres

Implementation Patterns, by Kent Beck

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