People are looking for software development that actually does something useful... People are looking for partners who deliver when promised, and at a reasonable and transparent price. I believe that the days of being able to value price software are numbered. Kent Beck daydeliverdevelopment share on social
A rational model of software is to design it quickly - the economic pressure to improvise presents an interesting challenge. Kent Beck challengedesigneconomic Change image and share on social
Agitator and the Agitar Management Dashboard lower the barriers to accountability in software development and increase the value of developer testing. Kent Beck accountabilityagitaragitator Change image and share on social
There's a huge latent market for software development that's just flat-out honest. Kent Beck developmentflathonest Change image and share on social
The world is changing, and I believe that, if I want to stay employed as a programmer, I'm going to have to change with it. Kent Beck changeemployprogrammer Change image and share on social
I used Agitator on some code I had unit-tested, and it made me a better tester. As an Agitar Fellow, I look forward to the leverage of working with an outstanding organization as together we continue to improve the value of developer testing. Kent Beck agitaragitatorcode share on social
Developer testing is an important step towards accountability. It gives developers a way to demonstrate the quality of the software they produce. Kent Beck accountabilitydemonstratedeveloper Change image and share on social
Sheet music, recording, radio, television, cassettes, CD burners, and file sharing have all invalidated, to some extent, the old model of making a living making music. Kent Beck burnercassetteextent Change image and share on social
Organizations want small changes in functionality on a more regular basis. An organization like Flickr deploys a new version of its software every half hour. This is a cycle that feeds on itself. Kent Beck basiscycledeploy Change image and share on social
The marketing of XP is very deliberate and conscious. Part of it is in co-opting the power of the media; I make sure I'm newsworthy from time to time. Part is in co-opting some of my publisher's ad budget. Kent Beck budgetconsciousdeliberate share on social
