XP Practices

Extreme Programming (XP) Practices

• Release Planning: A release is a combination of sprints pushed to production users. Customers define functionalities, and developers estimate the effort required.
• Iteration Planning: Short development cycles (1-2 weeks). Customers define functionalities, developers break them into tasks and estimate the workload.
• Small Releases: Frequent small releases help maintain quality and provide visibility to customers.
• Customer Tests: Customers define tests to validate software functionality. Developers build automated tests accordingly.
• Collective Code Ownership: Any programmer can improve any code. This increases visibility, reduces risk, and improves quality.
• Consistent Coding Standards: The code should appear as if written by a single skilled developer.
• Sustainable Pace: Avoid excessive overtime. Maintaining a balanced workload improves long-term productivity and quality.
• Metaphors: Use simple analogies to bridge communication between developers and customers.
• Continuous Integration: Merge code frequently to identify and resolve integration issues early.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Write tests before writing code to ensure code meets requirements effectively.
• Pair Programming: Two developers work together on the same code to reduce defects and improve quality.
• Simple Design: Keep code testable, readable, and understandable. Use minimal complexity.
• Refactoring: Continuously clean up code by removing redundancy and improving maintainability.

These XP practices enhance software quality, collaboration, and efficiency.