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Cape Town Free Public Lecture: Kent Beck on 3X - Explore, Expand and Extract
Tue Dec 20, 17:30 - Tue Dec 20, 20:00
Allan Gray Auditorium
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As part of his visit to Cape Town, Kent Beck will be presenting a free public lecture on 3X - Explore, Expand and Extract. This event is sponsored by ThoughtWorks and Allan Gray. Join us on Tuesday 20th December at 17:30 at Allan Gray Auditorium, 1 Silo Square, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Spaces are limited.What is 3X?
3X suggests that there are three different universes of software product development with different laws:
Explore — find a new relationship between success and payoff by experimenting cheaply and widely
Expand — remove the emerging bottlenecks to growth
Extract — reap the harvest by reducing cost while finishing growth
Who is Kent Beck?
Kent Beck is one of the most influential figures in the international software community. He was a signatory of the Agile Manifesto and pioneered Extreme Programming, Test-Driven Development, and the xUnit family of testing frameworks. He is an author, keynote speaker, software developer, coach and mentor.