December 2001
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
7h 36m
English
After discussing the characteristics of both RUP and XP, we can make some conclusions as to the similarities and differences between them. Superficially, they may look as different from each other as black does from white. Some similarities are apparent, such as the promotion of iterative development. However, examining each approach a bit further, we find some amazing, more subtle, similarities.
Many developers unfamiliar with XP view it as a glorified hacking scheme, but the multiple best practices refute this view. The metaphor promotes establishing a common theme for a system enabling developers to communicate key system mechanisms more effectively. These metaphors commonly are represented as architectural ...
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