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From: Boyd Roberts <boyd@strakt.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] XP (was: code complexity)
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Date: Tue,  5 Feb 2002 18:49:39 +0100
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iwanek@nttdata.co.jp wrote:
> 
> On a related topic, what does people on this list think of
> Extreme Programming (XP)?

I think it's the bleeding obvious that's turned into a religion.

> Is anyone practicing XP?

We do, but not to the point of zealotry.

> Does it help at all to reduce code complexity?

Yes, 'cos someone will say:

   Why did you write that complex junk?

Or the complex junk never gets written in the first place [pair programming].