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Software development methodology

Extreme programming (XP) is a software development methodology intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements. As a type of agile software development, it advocates frequent releases in short development cycles, intended to improve productivity and introduce checkpoints at which new customer requirements can be adopted. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

Read the overview: Extreme programmingA 5-minute orientation
Skim a recent paper: EXTREME PROGRAMMING VS SCRUM: A COMPARISON OF AGILE MODELSInfluential work since 2022
Pick up a classic book: Extreme programming explainedThe most-reprinted book on the subject
Read the landmark paper: Embracing change with extreme programmingCited 535 times
Go sideways: Kent BeckA closely related topic
Go sideways: Extreme programming practicesA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A software engineering methodology that promotes agility and simplicity, typically involving pair programming and a cycle of frequent testing and feedback.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

Embracing change with extreme programming

K. Beck · 1999 · Computer · 535 citations
Extreme programming from a CMM perspective

N.C. Paulk · 2001 · IEEE Software · 149 citations
Extreme Programming and Agile Software Development Methodologies

Lowell Lindstrom, Ron Jeffries · 2004 · Information Systems Management · 86 citations
Downscaling daily extreme temperatures with genetic programming

Paulin Coulibaly · 2004 · Geophysical Research Letters · 60 citations
Integrating design thinking into extreme programming

Osama Sohaib, Hiralkumari Solanki, Navkiran Dhaliwa · 2018 · Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing · 55 citations
Using extreme programming in a maintenance environment

C. Poole, J.W. Huisman · 2001 · IEEE Software · 50 citations
A Systematic Review on Extreme Programming

Anchit Shrivastava, Isha Jaggi, Nandita Katoch · 2021 · Journal of Physics: Conference Series · 29 citations
Extreme Programming in development of specific software

Rostislav Fojtik · 2011 · Procedia Computer Science · 27 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

EXTREME PROGRAMMING VS SCRUM: A COMPARISON OF AGILE MODELS

Asma Akhtar, Birra Bakhtawar, Samia Akhtar · 2022 · International Journal of Technology, Innovation and Management (IJTIM) · 47 citations
EMPLOYEE PAYROLL SYSTEM DESIGN USING EXTREME PROGRAMMING ALGORITHM

Muhammad Luthfi Hamzah, Daffa Takratama Savra, Della Harmutika · 2025 · Jurnal Testing dan Implementasi Sistem Informasi · 2 citations
An Extreme Programming Approach to Streamlining Thesis Writing

Andi Bahtiar Semma, Muh Saerozi, Kusrini Kusrini · 2023 · International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology · 2 citations
An Extreme Programming Approach to Streamlining Thesis Writing

Andi Bahtiar Semma, Muh Saerozi, Kusrini Kusrini · 2023 · International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology · 2 citations
Perancangan Sistem Informasi Ujian Online Menggunakan Metode Extreme Programming

Juniadi Yudhistira · 2024 · Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Technology Information (JAITI) · 2 citations

📚 Books worth reading

Extreme programming explainedKent Beck, Cynthia Andres · 1999
Agile ModelingScott W. Ambler, Ron Jeffries · 2002
Enterprise-scale agile software developmentJames Schiel · 2009
Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and PracticesRobert C. Martin · 2002
Visual studio team systemWill Stott, James W. Newkirk · 2007
Extreme fishingRobson Green · 2013
Sams Teach Yourself Extreme Programming in 24 HoursStewart Baird · 2002
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme ProgrammingCasper Lassenius, Torgeir Dingsøyr · 2015

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