Extreme Programming and Collective Intelligence

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the third edition of “Think about it!”

The July 2007 issue of National Geographic Brasil featured an article about Collective Intelligence. It discussed the behavior of birds, bees, ants, and fish, which was being studied and applied in the workplace, at airports, and on the internet. I would add that it can also be applied to software development to make processes easier and more efficient.

An ant colony can solve problems that are impossible for any individual ant, such as finding the shortest path to the best food source. Individually, they may be stupid; collectively, they are agile and efficient. This phenomenon is called “swarm intelligence.”

Extreme Programming Is Definitely Not a Hack!

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In this first installment of “Think about it,” I’ll tell you about something that happened to me as I was leaving my postgraduate course. I got a ride, and in the car a few students and professors continued discussing software best practices and RUP, which had been a subtopic in a software engineering talk. But without any technical arguments, they simply equated XP (Extreme Programming) with a hack, and even mentioned POG (programming-oriented-gambiarra).

Agile Development on Kind of Idea

Extreme Programming and Collective Intelligence

Extreme Programming Is Definitely Not a Hack!