PHP - Extreme Programming?

baber_abbasi · #1 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 12:34 AM

Hello again,

Can anyone tell me what does meant by "EXTREME PROGRAMMING IN PHP"? I think we should share our experience on this topic.

Thank you,

Easywebdev · #2 (**permalink**) 02-04-2005, 08:50 AM

Hi Baber.

The Extreme Programming concept has been around for a few years now. Mostly it is a set of methodologies and practices used by a team of programmers to help production, cut down on bugs and to keep the customer involved at all stages of software development.

I can see it used in large software houses such as game developers (I somehow doubt microsoft parctice it) but it is not limited to any one particular language.

I can't see it being used by anyone developing applications in PHP as it is best used in large development teams. Php applications tend to be developed by small (2-3 programmer) companies or by a geographically dispersed team via cvs.

See extremeprogramming.org for more information on the concept.

Regards, Eamonn.

baber_abbasi · #3 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 12:36 PM

Hello Eamonn

Thank you so much for such helpful information. I have also visited the website and it has nice material to understand the concept of Extreme Programming. Plz do share more experience that can help me better understand it.

btw - do u code or manage team of developers??

Regards,
Baber

Easywebdev · #4 (**permalink**) 02-05-2005, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by baber_abbasi

Plz do share more experience that can help me better understand it.

I'm afraid the link I posted above and a few articles I read in linux format a few years ago are about the height of my exposure to extreme programming.

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Originally Posted by baber_abbasi

btw - do u code or manage team of developers??

Yes I code. I began in basic 20 years ago and progressed to C and now find myself working as a php freelancer. The switch from C to php was a fairly natural one. Php uses virtually the same syntax as C without the headaches of memory management.

If I ever did find myself taking charge of a team of developers one thing I would do is buy the extreme programming book. There are a lot of simple things that are easily overlooked that can enhance the development process when working with multiple developers.