In February 2001, 17 programmers – among them Robert C. Martin, a.k.a. Uncle Bob – met to bring various lightweight software development processes (XP, Scrum, and others) to a common denominator. The result was the now-famous Agile Manifesto.
But what many call "agile" these days – with its excessive focus on process but neglected technical practices – is a far cry from what the creators had in mind back then.
The mission of this book is to get the facts straight and provide an overview of the original agile views, ideas, values, and principles.
Uncle Bob writes – as always – casually and entertainingly, rounding out the historical narratives with numerous personal anecdotes.
A definite recommendation for any programmer.
🎧 Suitable as an audiobook? Yes! There is not a line of code in the whole book and only two exemplary diagrams: a velocity and a burn-down chart. You can quickly google both of them.
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