GridViewGirl - Book: eXtreme .NET

Monday, December 05, 2005

I just finished reading eXtreme .NET, Introducing XP Techniques to .NET Developers by Dr. Neil Roodyn. It's a great overview for those new to Extreme Programming, and who want to see how to apply it to .NET.

Even if you don't want to, or can't implement all of the XP practices right away, everything in this book is worth trying at least once over the course of a project (or at least, over the course of your career).

Topics covered in the book include:

On-Site Customer
Planning Game
Pair Programming
Test-Driven Development
Refactoring
Spiking
Continuous Integration
Stand-up Meetings
Problem/Task Breakdown

It also has a few tie-ins to one of my other favorite books, Software For Your Head. At 268 pages, this book covers each topic briefly, but a short overview with practical examples is all you need to see how these techniques would benefit you and how to implement them. I'd say this is in my 5 most important books for a .NET developer.

--Marcie

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12/5/2005 7:07:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

12/6/2005 7:08:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

What would you say your other four '...5 most important books for a .NET developer.' are?

Pollo! |powensAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

12/7/2005 8:12:02 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

How about Design Patterns, by the Gang of Four? Not .NET-specific, but widely known.

Actually, I haven't read it. Maybe Marcie has.

Blake |bgu7NOSPAM5AT NOSPAMmsn dot com

12/9/2005 10:18:03 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Yes, I've read it. My brain didn't hurt quite as much the second time through :)

I've been trying to think of what my other top developer books would be. One other I'd definitely include is Refactoring by Martin Fowler.

Marcie

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12/9/2005 3:02:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I guess I got off on the wrong foot with XP starting with 'Extreme Programming Refactored: The Case Against XP' by by Matt Stephens and Doug Rosenberg. Although they don't say _all_ of XP is bad, they do make a ton of great points about the many pitfalls of XP.

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12/12/2005 1:07:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Ken, try Extreme Programming Explained, by Kent Beck, and I'd be surprised if you couldn't find at least one idea that could help your development group. I'll read the book you mentioned though for a balanced perspective. I'd argue that there are pitfalls to any development methodology, and if you're using one that's better than XP, I'd love to hear about it!

Marcie

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