Abstract:

eXtreme Programming is the latest "hot" topic in the software development process arena. Most of its tenents fly in the face of the CMM and SEI Levels. So much of what it offers rings true

to "real" developers, most of whom identify strongly with one or more of some its practices. Come hear for yourself whether you are an eXtreme-ist or not!

Speaker Bios:

Linda Rising has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in the area of object-based design metrics. Her background includes university teaching experience as well as work in industry in the areas of telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems. She has been working with object technologies since 1983.

She has a number of publications including: "A Training Experience with Patterns" in the October 96 issue of Communications of the ACM, "Patterns: Spreading the Word" in the December 96 issue of Object magazine, "The Road, Christopher Alexander and Good Software Design" in the March 97 issue of Object magazine, and a chapter on "Pattern Mining" in the Handbook of Object Technology published by CRC Press. She is the editor of A Patterns Handbook, published jointly by SIGS and Cambridge University Press in 1998. She was also the feature editor for a special issue of IEEE Communications on Design Patterns in Communications Software, which appeared in April 1999. She is the editor of The Pattern Almanac to appear in April 2000.

Norman S. Janoff is a Software Project Engineer at AG Communication Systems in Phoenix, Arizona. He has worked as a software manager on a large telecommunication switching system and as a software engineer. His current research interests include software processes and software metrics.

Norman S. Janoff received a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, an MS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.