Topics

• What is XP?
• Where do I start?
• Providing Feedback

What is XP?

Extreme Programming or XP is a development process that can be used by small to medium sized teams to develop high quality software within a predictable schedule and budget and with a minimum of overhead. XP is currently one of the most widely used agile processes in the industry.

Where do I start?

If you are unfamiliar with XP and want to learn more about it, we suggest you take the following steps:

• Get a quick overview of XP.
• Learn what the motivation behind XP is.
• Understand what Agile Software Development means.
• Take a tour of the XP Values and XP Practices.

Providing Feedback

As this is the first version of the XP plug-in, we are looking to the community for advice on how to make it better. You can help us do this by sending us your suggestions, comments, or questions to the discussions lists (see www.eclipse.org/epf for more information).