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Foundations of Agile Python Development View Larger Image | Jeff Younker
Apress, Paperback, Published June 2008, 416 pages, ISBN 1590599810 | List Price: $42.99
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Chapter 1: What is Agile Development?
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You've long been enamored with the Python language, and have mastered
its many nuances. Yet something seems to be missing—a productivity boost
that you know is possible but you're not sure how to go about it. This
was the sentiment of so many developers before discovering Agile programming
paradigm, which embraces concepts such as automation, effective code management,
and test-driven development.
Foundations of Agile Python Development is the first book to apply these sought-after
principles to Python developers, introducing both the tools and techniques built
and supported by the Python community. Authored by Jeff Younker, a well-known
member of Python's agile community who is perhaps best known for his creation
of a popular Python testing framework, this book is sure to be a hit among readers
who may have reached their limits of knowledge regarding the Python language,
yet are seeking to improve their understanding of how sound processes can boost
productivity to unparalleled heights.
What you'll learn
• Understand why the Agile movement is increasing productivity and decreasing
programmer stress the world around.
• Use Eclipse and Subversion to add a whole new level of efficiency to
your daily programming activities.
• Change your perspective on testing from a necessary evil to a compelling
and crucial part of your development process.
• Automate your build process, eliminating much of the tedium surrounding
testing and deployment tasks.
Who is this book for?
Python developers seeking to take advantage of efficient developer tools and
techniques to boost productivity
Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is Agile Development?
Chapter 2 The IDE: Eclipsing the Command Line
Chapter 3 Revision Control: Subverting Your Code
Chapter 4 Setuptools: Harnessing Your Code
Chapter 5 A Build for Every Check-In
Chapter 6 Testing: The Horse and the Cart
Chapter 7 Test-Driven Development and Impostors
Chapter 8 Everybody Needs Feedback
Chapter 9 Databases
Chapter 10 Web Testing
Chapter 11 Functional Testing
Index
About the Author
Jeff Younker once trained in mathematics and biochemistry at the University
of Houston, but was lost to the world of computers early in his trials. He has
been employed in one capacity or another in the world of scripts and programming
for over 15 years. He's been developing in Python for the last several
years after a long stint working with Java and Perl.
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