Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against XP
There are several different themes running throughout this book. The important ones are delineated by their own icons, as follows :
| FANGS | The meaning of Fangs (the slippery slope serpent ) should become clear after reading Chapter 3. Most chapters end with a summary of certain high-risk XP practices. Look for the Angry Fangs icon. |
| SOLUTION | But it s not all doom and gloom. We also show how to reduce risk in XP. Fangs gets, well, defanged. |
| Karl Marx | As we discuss in Chapter 4, certain Extremo quotes define XP in almost Marxist terms. These get a Karl Marx icon. |
| GROUCHO | Then there s the other Marx. Extremo quotes that we feel to be particularly special or outrageous get awarded a Groucho. |
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The book is filled with dry humor and sarcasm, but some parts are outright satirical. This icon delineates what is satire and what is genuinely XP.
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We also provide some real-life anecdotes from people who have worked on XP projects. You d be forgiven for thinking that some of this stuff is satire, so the Voice of eXPerience (VoXP) icon helps to set these stories apart from the real satire.
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| Light Bulb | Every now and again we encounter some circular logic in the Extremo world. If it s dark, just look for the light bulb. But then if there s a light bulb, it wouldn t be dark, right? |
| HYPE! | Quotes that we feel to be particularly hype inflated, if they weren t already awarded a Groucho, get our ultrashiny, new-and-improved Hype! icon. |