Preface
SCIENCE IS FOUNDED on the principle of creating experiments that give the same results each time they are performed. Unfortunately, a software development project isn’t like a scientific experiment because the outcome is always different. Even teams that use the same tools and process will still produce different solutions to the same task, each unique in terms of code set, bugs, performance, and so forth. This variability arises because the results of software development depend upon individuals and their interactions as much as the process and tools they employ.
The idea that the outcome of a software project is largely dependent upon people and the way they work together caused Kent Beck to observe the habits of successful teams and ...
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