Week 14: XP Concluded

Goals:

• Finish reading about XP.
• Complete Iteration 3.
• Wrap up the course.

• Final exam

Monday, December 10: XP Processes

Read [EXE], Ch. 11-14 (pp. 85-110).

Optionally, also read Ch. 15-16 (p. 111-121), which are aimed at executives more than programmers.

Email me your answers to the following questions by 10 a.m.  Put "CSC223-DEC-10" in the email subject line.

1. You read about constraints, planning, testing, and design. Did anything you read resonate with an experience you've had? If so, how?
2. What was the most important thing you learned?
3. Pose one or two questions to discuss in class.

Wednesday, December 12: XP Philosophy; Wrapup

Read [EXE], Ch. 17-25 (p. 125-160; there are lots of blank pages).

Email me your answers to the following questions by 10 a.m.  Put "CSC223-DEC-12" in the email subject line.

1. What was the most interesting or surprising thing you learned?
2. Pose one or two questions to discuss in class.

Friday, December 14: Project Presentations

Each group will give an informal presentation of its work on Iteration 3. My intention is that this should not be a big deal to prepare; more of a "show and tell" of your work for this iteration.

Topics you should aim to cover:

• Where did you leave off in Iteration 2?
• What did you get done in Iteration 3? Give us a demo (perhaps just showing us your tests).
• What did you not get done that you want to?
• What decisions did you have to make, and why did you make the decisions you did?
• What was the most important thing you learned? What can the rest of us learn from your experience?

Some ground rules:

• You should plan for a 10-15 minute presentation.
• Each team member should present sometime during the semester, but you do not all need to present today.  In fact, you may find it more effective to have only 2-3 presenters today.
• You should plan to give your demo on the classroom computer. I suggest you use Powerpoint or text/HTML documents for additional visual aids, such as your feature list.

Janet Davis (davisjan@cs.grinnell.edu)