Original signer of the Agile Manifesto, author of the Extreme Programming book series, rediscoverer of Test-Driven Development, and inspiring Keynote Speaker. I read his TDD book 20 years ago.
Topics of Discussion:
[04:06] What led Kent into extreme programming, and realizing that technical mastery alone is not enough for project success.
[06:24] The significance of extreme programming.
[09:15] The Agile Manifesto.
[10:46] The importance of taking responsibility seriously.
[14:06] What was the inspiration behind Tidy First?
[16:27] Why software design is an important skill.
[17:31] The human aspect dominates in design.
[19:40] You can make large changes in small safe steps.
[23:09] Normalizing symmetry.
[30:17] Preserving flexibility in design through empirical and reversible changes rather than speculative or reactive design.
[31:51] Kent’s experimentation with the GPT phase of AI on publications.
[32:11] Rent-A-Kent to get better answers around software development.
[37:19] Advice for young programmers.
