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Kent Beck

Software Engineer, Programmer & Author; Original Signer of the Agile Manifesto

Software Engineer, Programmer & Author; Original Signer of the Agile Manifesto

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Kent Beck Biography

Kent Beck is a software engineer and the creator of extreme programming and one of the 17 original signatories of the Agile Manifesto, the founding document for agile software development. Extreme and Agile methods are closely associated with Test-Driven Development (TDD), of which Beck is perhaps the leading proponent.

Extreme programming is a software development methodology that eschews rigid formal specification for a collaborative and iterative design process.

Beck pioneered software design patterns, as well as the commercial application of Smalltalk. He wrote the SUnit unit testing framework for Smalltalk, which spawned the xUnit series of frameworks, notably JUnit for Java, which Beck wrote with Erich Gamma. Beck popularized CRC cards with Ward Cunningham, the inventor of the wiki.

In addition, Kent is the author of numerous books on the topic of programming, including Implementation Patterns and Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change.

He lives in San Francisco, California and worked at social media company Facebook.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/21/2024.

Kent Beck Videos

  • RailsConf 2015 - Closing Keynote
    By, Kent Beck Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/G6Fk/
  • Kent Beck: Beyond Agile Programming @ Startup Lessons Learned Conference
  • Kent Beck, Jazz Engineering--the Deep Dive, The Lean Startup ...
    Jazz Engineering--the Deep Dive Kent Beck at The Lean Startup Conference 2013 - 12/9/13 (Keynote Session)

Kent Beck Books

  • Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition (The XP Series)
    Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition (The XP Series)
  • Test Driven Development: By Example
    Test Driven Development: By Example
  • Planning Extreme Programming
    Planning Extreme Programming

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Kent Beck is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Kent Beck for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Kent Beck generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are John Romero, Kelsey Hightower, Jimmy Song, Mina Markham and Tracy Chou. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kent Beck for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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