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Kent Beck

Kent Beck consistently challenges software engineering dogma, promoting ideas like patterns, test-driven development, and Extreme Programming. Currently affiliated with Three Rivers Institute and Agitar Software, he is the author of many Addison-Wesley titles.

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1.	Refactoring Ruby: Bad Smells in Code Oct 13, 2009
2.	Implementation Patterns: How to Express the Behavior of a Program Jan 11, 2008
3.	Getting Started with eXtreme Programming: Toe Dipping, Racing Dives, and Cannonballs Jun 10, 2005
4.	What is XP? Apr 29, 2005
5.	Test Driven Development: Equality for All Jan 24, 2003
6.	Driving Software Mar 22, 2002
7.	Extreme Programming and the Economics of Software Development Mar 22, 2002
8.	Interview with Kent Beck and Martin Fowler Mar 23, 2001

1.		Refactoring: Ruby Edition By Jay Fields, Shane Harvie, Martin Fowler, Kent Beck $44.99
2.		Refactoring: Ruby Edition, Adobe Reader By Jay Fields, Shane Harvie, Martin Fowler, Kent Beck $35.99
3.		Refactoring: Ruby Edition, Rough Cuts By Jay Fields, Shane Harvie, Martin Fowler, Kent Beck
4.		Implementation Patterns By Kent Beck $40.49 This book is on promotion
5.		Implementation Patterns, Adobe Reader By Kent Beck $32.39
6.		Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition By Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres $38.69
7.		Contributing to Eclipse: Principles, Patterns, and Plug-Ins By Erich Gamma, Kent Beck $40.49
8.		Test Driven Development: By Example By Kent Beck $44.99
9.		Planning Extreme Programming By Kent Beck, Martin Fowler $35.09
10.		Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code By Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, John Brant, William Opdyke, Don Roberts $58.49 This book is on promotion
11.		Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns By Kent Beck $53.99