Chapter 27. Conclusion
All methodologies are based on fear. You try to set up habits that prevent your fears from becoming reality. XP is no different in this respect from any other methodology. The difference is in what fears are embedded in XP. To the degree that XP is my baby, XP reflects my fears. I am afraid of:
Doing work that doesn't matter
Having projects canceled because I didn't make enough technical progress
Making business decisions badly
Having business people make technical decisions badly for me
Coming to the end of a career of building systems and realizing that I should have spent more time with my kids
Doing work I'm not proud of
XP also reflects the things I'm not afraid of:
Coding
Changing my mind
Proceeding without knowing everything ...
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