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Twenty years after the Agile Manifesto was first presented, the legendary Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) reintroduces agile values and principles for a new generation of software developers. In this eagerly awaited book, the best-selling author of The Clean Coder shows how to bring unprecedented levels of professionalism and discipline to agile development — and thereby write far more effective, successful software.

As with his other books, Martin's Clean Agile: Back to Basics doesn't merely present multiple choices and options, and say "use your best judgment"; it tells you what choices to make and why those choices are critical to your success. Writing in the agile context, Martin offers direct, no-nonsense answers to crucial questions:

How and why did agile begin?
What are the costs and benefits of agile?
What are the most effective practices of agile development?
How should an agile team be organized?
What roles do programmers, testers, and managers play in an agile team?
What is the role of the Agile Coach?
What about agile for large projects?
What kinds of projects benefit from agile?

Clean Agile: Back to Basics is essential reading for students, programmers, managers, testers, project managers, and every software professional called upon to lead or participate in an agile project.

Foreword xv
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
About the Author xxv

Chapter 1: Introduction to Agile 1
History of Agile 3
Snowbird 10
Agile Overview 14
Circle of Life 31
Conclusion 35

Chapter 2: The Reasons for Agile 37
Professionalism 38
Reasonable Expectations 43
The Bill of Rights 56
Conclusion 61

Chapter 3: Business Practices 63
Planning 64
Small Releases 82
Acceptance Tests 88
Whole Team 93
Conclusion 96

Chapter 4: Team Practices 97
Metaphor 98
Sustainable Pace 100
Collective Ownership 104
Continuous Integration 107
Standup Meetings 110
Conclusion 111

Chapter 5: Technical Practices 113
Test-Driven Development 114
Refactoring 123
Simple Design 125
Pair Programming 127
Conclusion 131

Chapter 6: Becoming Agile 133
Agile Values 134
The Menagerie 136
Transformation 137
Coaching 142
Certification 143
Agile in the Large 144
Agile Tools 148
Coaching–An Alternative View 155
Conclusion (Bob Again) 165

Chapter 7: Craftsmanship 167
The Agile Hangover 169
Expectation Mismatch 170
Moving Apart 172
Software Craftsmanship 173
Ideology versus Methodology 174
Does Software Craftsmanship Have Practices? 175
Focus on the Value, Not the Practice 176
Discussing Practices 177
Craftsmanship Impact on Individuals 178
Craftsmanship Impact on Our Industry 179
Craftsmanship Impact on Companies 180
Craftsmanship and Agile 181
Conclusion 182

Chapter 8: Conclusion 183

Afterword 185

Index 191

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About the Author(s)

Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) has been a programmer since 1970. He is cofounder of cleancoders.com, which offers online video training for software developers, and is founder of Uncle Bob Consulting LLC, which offers software consulting, training, and skill development services to major corporations worldwide. Previously, he served as the Master Craftsman at 8th Light Inc., a Chicago-based software consulting firm; for three years as editor-in-chief of the "C++ Report"; and as the first chairperson of the Agile Alliance. Mr. Martin has published dozens of articles in various trade journals and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows. He has written and edited many books, including Clean Code , The Clean Coder , and Clean Architecture (all from Pearson).