Extreme Programming (XP): Techniques for Agile Development

Course Overview

• Course Title: Extreme Programming (XP): Techniques for Agile Development
• Instructor: Andrii Piatakha
• Target Audience:
  • Software Developers
  • Agile Practitioners & Scrum Masters
  • Team Leads & Engineering Managers
  • QA Engineers & Testers
  • DevOps & CI/CD Engineers
• Prerequisites:
  • Familiarity with software development concepts and workflows
  • Interest in Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, or Lean development
  • No prior experience with XP required – everything will be explained from scratch
  • An open mind to learn new development techniques and improve team collaboration

Curriculum Highlights

• Key Topics Covered:
  • Mastering XP Core Principles
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Pair Programming
  • Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
  • Refactoring Code
  • Agile Practices for Collaboration
  • Incremental Development
  • Code Reviews & Feedback Loops
  • Software Design with XP Practices
  • Agile Planning and Iterations
  • Reducing Technical Debt
  • XP Engineering Tools
  • Cross-Functional Agile Teams
  • Customer Collaboration and Requirement Changes
  • Real-world XP Coding Exercises and Projects
• Key Skills Learned:
  • Writing reliable, testable code
  • Improving code quality and team collaboration
  • Implementing CI/CD
  • Refactoring effectively
  • Enhancing team collaboration
  • Developing software with incremental design
  • Conducting code reviews and feedback loops
  • Automating testing
  • Enhancing software design
  • Understanding Agile planning and iterations
  • Reducing technical debt
  • Increasing productivity and software reliability
  • Working in cross-functional Agile teams
  • Mastering customer collaboration
  • Gaining hands-on experience with XP

Course Format

• Duration: 8.5 hours on-demand video
• Format: Self-paced online course
• Resources:
  • 1 article
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion