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Practising XP (Extreme Programming)

by Chirag Doshi & Akshay Dhavle

Chirag and Akshay have over 20 years of experience in working with agile teams that practice Extreme Programming. In this podcast they discuss practical insights on building effective teams

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Episodes

  1. Remote Working - Iteration Planning

    In this episode, we talk to Indushree, Surendra & Pramida about Iteration Planning in a radically remote setup

  2. Remote Working - Kickoffs And Volleyballs

    In this episode, we talk to Sumeet, Richa, Pramida and Nalini about the practice of Story Kickoffs and Volleyballs

  3. Remote Working - Pairing

    In this episode, we talk to Meenakshi, Sunit and Swapnil about how remote work is affecting / enhancing their experience in day to day pair programming

  4. Remote Working - Standups

    In this episode, we talk to Quazi, Nazneen, Pratima, Sumeet and Dipsi on the challenges and tips for effective remote standups

  5. Remote Working - Retrospectives

    In this episode Chirag and I talk to Sumeet, Vishal, Pramida and Aditya about their experiences in running remote retrospectives and some tips for facilitators

  6. Remote Work - Initial Reflections

    We are starting a parallel series to discuss some aspects of Remote Work that we have been thrown into in the past few weeks

  7. Practising XP #69 : Self Signups - Antipatterns

    In this episode, we discuss a few anti-patterns that will dilute or diminish the benefits that you would get from the practice of self signups.

  8. Practising XP #68 : Self Signups - Benefits

    In this episode, we talk about the benefits of using self signups as a way of distributing work amongst the team.

  9. Practising XP #67 : Self Signups - What is Self Signup

    In this episode we describe the practice of self signups

  10. Practising XP #66 : Self Signups - Problems with Task Assignment

    In this new series on Self Signups, we discuss the benefits of using this practice where team members choose the work that they want to do rather than being assigned tasks by a manager / team lead. This episode talks about the problems with a conventional task assignment approach

  11. Practising XP #65 : Refactoring - Prioritization and Estimation

    In this episode we touch upon how to account for refactoring in your development plan and how to have meaningful conversations with client stakeholders about prioritizing this important activity

  12. Practising XP #64 : Refactoring - the 7 commandments

    The messenger from the Gods of Software development has come bearing 7 commandments of refactoring.

  13. Practising XP #63 : Refactoring - Antipatterns

    In this episode, we talk about how NOT to refactor

  14. Practising XP #62 : Refactoring - What it is not

    Here we delve a little deeper into various things that are misinterpreted as refactoring

  15. Practising XP #61 : Refactoring - When and How

    Here we talk about when and how to refactor.

  16. Practising XP #60 : Refactoring - What and Why

    In this episode, we introduce the widely misunderstood term "Refactoring"

  17. Practising XP #59 : What is TDD

    In this episode we attempt to define what TDD. This should ideally be heard before the TDD vs Unit testing episode.

  18. Practising XP #58 : TDD - Benefits - Joy

    Today we talk about how TDD can make software development joyful

  19. Practising XP #57 : TDD - Benefits - Developer Productivity

    Today we discuss how TDD makes you more productive as a developer

  20. Practising XP #56 : TDD - Benefits - Better Design

    Today we discuss how TDD enables better design.

  21. Practising XP #55 : TDD - TDD vs Unit testing

    Today we talk about the difference between TDD and Unit Testing and why TDD is a preferable way to write code.

  22. Practising XP #54 : TDD - When to write unit tests

    Today we talk about when should you write those awesome unit tests

  23. Practising XP #53 : TDD - Types of tests

    Today we talk about the different types of automated tests

  24. Practising XP #52 : TDD - Need for Automation

    In this series we talk about Test Driven Development. We begin with today's episode by talking about the need for automated tests.

  25. Practising XP #48 : Pair Rotation - When to switch

    In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss some patterns of when to switch pairs

  26. Practising XP #51 : Pair Rotation - Pitfalls

    In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss some pitfalls to keep in mind when switching pairs

  27. Practising XP #50 : Pair Rotation - Benefits

    In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss the benefits of pair rotation

  28. Practising XP #49 : Pair Rotation - Who should pair

    In this episode Chirag and Akshay discuss some patterns of who should pair

  29. Practising XP #47 : Pair Programming - Antipatterns

    Chirag and Akshay discuss the anti patterns of pair programming

  30. Practising XP #46 : Benefits of Pair Programming - Teamwork

    Akshay and Chirag talk about the benefits of pair programming for teamwork.

  31. Practising XP #45 : Benefits of Pair Programming - Learning

    Pair programming amplifies the learning on any team and is the most elegant method to onboard new developers.

  32. Practising XP #44 - Benefits of Pairing - Quality

    In this episode we discuss the benefits of Pair Programming for the internal and external quality of software that we write.

  33. Practising XP #43 : What is pairing and How to do it

    Before we look at more benefits, let's discuss what pairing is and some patterns that help make it effective

  34. Practising XP #42 : Benefits of Pairing - Productivity

    "Why am I paying twice the money?" is a question often asked by stakeholders when they think of pairing. In this episode Chirag and Akshay talk about how pairing benefits productivity in various ways with direct benefits to your stakeholders!

  35. Practising XP #41 : Problems with working alone - Teamwork

    In this episode we discuss how working alone hampers effective teamwork.

  36. Practising XP #40 : Problems with working alone - Learning

    In this episode we discuss how working alone hampers the speed at which developers learn from each other in turn affecting the growth of the team adversely.

  37. Practising XP #39 : Problems with working alone - Quality

    In this episode, Chirag and Akshay discuss hoe working alone might affect quality

  38. Practising XP #38 : Problems with working alone - Productivity

    We are starting a new series on Pair Programming where we will explore the problems with working alone and how pair programming can help solve many of these issues. In this episode we talk about how working alone hampers productivity.

  39. Practising XP #37 : Estimation Antipatterns - Traps to watch out for

    In the last episode of this series, we discuss a few common traps to watch out for when working with story point estimates.

  40. Practising XP #36 : Estimation Antipatterns - Losing relativity in the backlog

    When teams get better (start performing) this should reflect in their velocity. But more often than not, teams fall prey to a trap. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about how to avoid this.

  41. Practising XP #35 : Estimation Antipatterns - Comparing Teams

    In this episode, we discuss a common tendency of managers comparing different teams based on velocity.

  42. Practising XP #34 - Estimation Antipatterns - Using Points as Targets

    In this episode Chirag and Akshay talk about an antipattern of using story points as a way of estimation. Quite often teams start using the points themselves as targets and start measuring success by completing story points.

  43. Practising XP #33 - How story points can make life better

    This is the final episode in our series on estimation. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk circle back to the problems that they enumerated with time based estimates and see if a story points approach can solve those problems. We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions.…

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  44. Practising XP #32 : The XP Game

    This is episode 6 in our series on estimation. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay discuss the XP game - the XP approach to planning. We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxp

  45. Practising XP #31 : Answering the question "How fast can we go?"

    This is episode 5 in our series on estimation. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about how to answer the second important question "How fast can we go" We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxp

  46. Practicing XP #30 : Answering the "how big" question

    This is episode 4 in our series on estimation. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about separating the two questions "How big" and "How fast" and only answering the question "How big" really well. We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the Practising XP...

  47. Practising XP #29 : Time based estimates are difficult to track

    This is episode 3 of our series on estimation. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay discuss how its difficult even for project stakeholders to track progress and respond to delays if you are using time based estimates. We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the...

  48. Practising XP #28 : Time based estimates create harmful pressure

    This is episode 2 of our series on estimation. In this episode, Chirag and Akshay talk about the various kinds of pressure created by time based estimation and its ill effects. We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram....

  49. Practising XP #27 : Why are your time based estimates always wrong?

    This is episode 1 of our estimation series. In this episode, Akshay & Chirag argue that any time based estimates that you ever give will be wrong. We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxp Music by...

  50. Practising XP #26 : Evolutionary Code Design

    Chirag and Akshay talk to Vidhi, Tejashree, Anil and Rahul about what incremental / evolutionary design is and what it means in terms of mindset and practices We are eager to hear your Comments, Suggestions and questions. Join in the Practising XP community on Telegram. https://tiny.cc/practisingxp

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Chirag and Akshay have over 20 years of experience in working with agile teams that practice Extreme Programming. In this podcast they discuss practical insights on building effective teams

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