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TDD, AI agents and coding with Kent Beck
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Kent Beck is one of the most influential figures in modern software development. Creator of Extreme Programming (XP), co-author of The Agile Manifesto, and a pioneer of Test-Driven Development (TDD), he’s shaped how teams write, test, and think about code.
Now, with over five decades of programming experience, Kent is still pushing boundaries—this time with AI…
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