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Originally published at Internet.comThis article describes the experiences of one development team that has successfully adopted many of the eXtreme Programming (XP) principles and values in their development methodologies.
Introduction to the Development Team
Cognitech Ltd. is a small software development company based in central London that develops software solutions for European financial markets. Cognitech consists of a team of eight developers, whose average age is 26; so they are a reasonably young company, even in the software industry. The company was formed in 1997 by three people and has always shown itself to be a highly dynamic environment, having been the incubator for two other companies: Web Precinct Ltd. and Code Factory Ltd.
Cognitech has always promoted learning and now considers itself as a learning organization. They have a substantial library of all the latest technical books and programming manuals, along with a healthy splattering of business-related books and high-tech fiction novels. The company has formed strong relationships with local universities and employs students on placements and a part-time basis. Another way in which learning is promoted is through the use of "morning glory" sessions, these are half-hour seminars that run every morning from 8:30 till 9:00. The members of the development team take turns in presenting topics, including C++ programming techniques, development methodologies, coding standards, and database technologies...
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