Kent Beck is an original signer of the Agile Manifesto, author of the Extreme Programming book series, rediscoverer of Test-Driven Development, and an inspiring Keynote Speaker. I read his TDD book 20 years ago.
Topics of Discussion:
[03:46] What led Kent to extreme programming?
[07:52] What critical practices have stood the test of time?
[10:58] The role of software design in Agile Development.
[13:11] The inspiration behind *Tidy First?*
[16:16] Why software design is both a critical skill and an exercise in human relationships.
[22:05] What is “normalizing symmetry”?
[25:04] Empirical design.
[28:09] Design changes tend to be reversible.
[30:41] Experimentation with the GPT phase of AI on publications.
[35:13] Advice for young developers and programmers.
