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Papers

• Storytest-Driven Development Article
  This article, which appeared in the July/August 2004 issue of Better Software magazine, features descriptions of storytest-driven development, quotes from pioneers and early adopters, as well as side-bars on how to get started.

• How To Run An Iteration Retrospective
  Iteration retrospectives help teams improve during a prorject, not after it ends. This 1-page, how-to guide provides guidance on how to conduct iteration retrospectives.

• XP Change Readiness Assessments
  How do you know whether an organization or team is ready for Extreme Programming? You perform an XP Change Readiness Assessment. This paper describes how.

• XP Playbook
  Every team on every playing field of software development moves and competes within the boundaries of a written or unwritten playbook. This paper describes the extreme plays in the playbooks of Extreme Programming teams.

• Stop Over-Engineering!
  Patterns are a cornerstone of object-oriented design, while test-first programming and merciless refactoring are cornerstones of evolutionary design. To stop over- or under-engineering, balance these practices and evolve only what you need.

• My Favorite Extreme Programming IDE
  Features of an IDE that make it ideal for doing XP, plus a look at a new IDE that shows great potential.

• Pools of Insight: A Pattern Language for Study Groups
  An Alexandrian pattern language, containing 21 Patterns on the subject of Study Groups.

• Techniques and Patterns for Writing Once & Running Anywhere
  How to really Write Once & Run Anywhere, the MTV project, and the Industrial Logic Java Engine.