Kent Beck: Tidy First - Episode 314

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

Topics of Discussion:

[3:46] What led Kent to extreme programming?

[7:52] What critical practices have stood the test of time?

[10:58] The role of software design in Agile Development.

[13:11] The inspiration behind Tidy First?

[16:16] Why software design is both a critical skill and an exercise in human relationships.

[22:05] What is “normalizing symmetry”?

[25:04] Empirical design.

[28:09] Design changes tend to be reversible.

[30:41] Experimentation with the GPT phase of AI on publications.

[35:13] Advice for young developers and programmers.

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