Extreme Programming

Extreme Programming is one implementation of the agile philosophy. It consists of values, practices and gives a template for the steps of software development.

Values include

• Communication
• Simplicity
• Feedback
• Courage
• Respect

Practices include

• Pair Programming
• Planning Game
• Test-Driven Development
• Whole Team
• Continuous Integration
• Refactoring or Design Improvement
• Small Releases
• Coding Standards
• Collective Code Ownership
• Simple Design
• Sustainable Pace

IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper and TeamCity

The tools support the XP process e.g. through providing a mature test-driven development infrastructure, leading refactorings, inspections, standards and continuous integration.