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Kent Beck is on the list of [[InvitedAuthors]] whom [[Ward Cunningham]] first solicited to contribute to [[WikiWikiWeb]] because they were interested in [[PatternLanguage]].
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Kent Beck first introduced [[Ward Cunningham]] to [[HyperCard]]. He is one of the original members of the [[Hillside Group]], and was on the list of [[InvitedAuthors]] whom [[Ward Cunningham]] first solicited to contribute to [[WikiWikiWeb]] because they were interested in [[PatternLanguage]].
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Kent Beck is the creator of [[Extreme Programming]].
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Kent Beck is the creator of Extreme Programming and is one of the signers of the [[Agile Manifesto]].
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Kent Beck has an M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Oregon.
  
Beck has pioneered software patterns, the rediscovery of Test-driven development and the commercial application of Smalltalk. Beck popularised CRC cards with Ward Cunningham and created the JUnit unit testing framework along with Erich Gamma.
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Kent Beck pioneered software patterns, and is the creator of [[Extreme Programming]]. He also pioneered the rediscovery of Test-driven development and the commercial application of Smalltalk.
  
Kent Beck has an M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Oregon.
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Beck popularised [[CRC Cards]] with Ward Cunningham and created the JUnit unit testing framework along with [[Erich Gamma]].
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Kent Beck is one of the signers of the [[Agile Manifesto]].
  
 
He has written many books and papers on the subject of Smalltalk and Extreme Programming.
 
He has written many books and papers on the subject of Smalltalk and Extreme Programming.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Beck
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Beck
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*http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?KentBeck
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*http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WardAndKent
  
 
[[Category:Wiki People]]
 
[[Category:Wiki People]]

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