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[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What in the shit is "xtreme programming"?

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A real thing, believe it or not.Though I don't think what that guy said fits in it.

[–] T4V0 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For a second, I thought they were talking about XGH (eXtreme Go Horse).

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

He is, whether or not he knows it.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's when you write everything in l33t WITH CAPSLOCK ON.

[–] e8d79@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I guess that makes COBOL the most Xtreme programming language.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's agile based around rapid prototyping. You build a thing, then you do it again, but better

It's not a new idea... But I've never heard of anyone doing it professionally