Subj : Re: extreme programming (thoughts)
To   : comp.programming
From : matt
Date : Fri Jul 22 2005 09:34 am

> [snipped it - it was quite funny in places!]

thanks. i try to keep things light w/ humor.

sure, i can see PP being helpful on occasions, but if i had to do it
*all the time* to get those occasional moments...no thanks. and yes, at
my org its *all the time*.

ive hinted at the situtation here, but my org hired 1) a team to come
in and do the xp 2) coaches in the beginning. now they are continuing
the project on their own and bringing some of our FT people into the
project.  this team is in a room, have no cubes, and just do xp. ive
recently been assigned to it.

i can concede that the problem may be in their inexperience. my biggest
issue is w/ the lack of any sort of documentation or comments
whatsoever. i know xp is supposed to make things crystal clear via
refactoring, but after this project is handed over to the FT people and
the consultants go away, i think it will be harder to understand w/o
comments.

(tho others have mentioned that you *can* write comments, tho they
still hinted that refactoring is better. i simply believe that comments
should *always* be wrtitten, regardless. ive worked w/ too much code to
think  that now, i the history of programming, xp can produce code so
simple it doesnt need comments.)

> some folks also don't like XP because code isn't 'theirs', it reduces
> their perceived status and power in the project.   Seen any of that?

nah, the xp team is polite and very into what they are doing. they are
enthusiastic about their work.


matt

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