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Hi All,<br>
<br>
I'm planning to drive to the below event <i><b>tomorrow evening</b></i>,
and can offer lifts to and/or from. It starts 6:30 in Leeds, so I'm
thinking to leave Fulford c.5:45.<br>
<br>
Does anyone want to join me?<br>
<br>
<br>
<h4><a
href="http://www.agileyorkshire.org/event-announcements/10thjanuaryanextremehour"
dir="ltr">10th January, An Extreme Hour</a></h4>
<u>Timeboxes</u><br>
<b>18:30</b> Networking And Lightning Talks - starting with <i>XP
in 10 Slides</i><br>
<b>19:00</b> Kick Start Briefing<br>
<b>19:30</b> Extreme Hour: GO!<br>
<b>20:30</b> Retrospective<br>
<b>21:00</b> Discussions@thepub<br>
<br>
<a href="http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?KentBeck" target="_blank">Kent Beck</a>
published <a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kkMQKQEACAAJ"
target="_blank"><i>Extreme Programming Explained</i></a> over a
decade ago but - reading the book again - it still seems fresh. <a
href="http://www.extremeprogramming.org/" target="_blank">Extreme
Programming</a> (XP) is an <a
href="http://alistair.cockburn.us/Incremental+versus+iterative+development"
target="_blank">incremental</a> <a
href="http://www.agile-process.org/" target="_blank">agile</a> <a
href="http://martinfowler.com/articles/newMethodology.html"
target="_blank">method</a>, lighter than Scrum or DSDM and with
less ceremony, most useful for teams towards the smaller end of the
spectrum. In 2009, Capers Jones <a
href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CJd__8ANvtQC"
target="_blank">found</a> XP to be one of the key factors for
success for projects in the 1000 Function Point scale (with Agile
and contemporary high-level languages). Time to take a look again at
XP, and dissect why - and when - it works.<br>
<br>
For January 2012, Agile Yorkshire features an<a
href="http://c2.com/xp/ExtremeHour.html" target="_blank"> Extreme
Hour</a>: a one hour <a
href="http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ProcessMiniature" target="_blank">process
miniature</a>. In this hands-on exercise, small teams will use XP
to develop <a
href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/paperprototyping/"
target="_blank">paper prototypes</a> for a mystery product. No
coding experience need, just a steady hand with pen and scissors. An
introduction to XP will be provided. The evening will end with
discussion reflecting on our experiences. <br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.agileyorkshire.org/event-announcements/10thjanuaryanextremehour">http://www.agileyorkshire.org/event-announcements/10thjanuaryanextremehour</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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Yours,
Steve Almond
Web Developer
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:steve@SilkAndSlug.com">steve@SilkAndSlug.com</a> | Skype: silkandslug
Tel: 07947 017 652 | 01904 466 833
SilkAndSlug.com : "Always Improving"
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