That sounds interesting. I can't wait to read it. But don't you feel that moral and thus XP suffers when people feel a loss for their job?
I guess what I am looking for is how, if any, offshoring affects XP. I guess having a chapter in a solely XP book answers that question. Maybe there is a relation somewhere, even if not very pronounced. Stede --- Kent Beck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In XPE2, I included a chapter on outsourcing. My > position is that we > should apply the principle of mutual benefit to the > problem. What would > be a solution to locating programming jobs that > would be good for > everyone involved? The best solution I can think of > is to improve the > value created by programming, both co-located and > multi-site. I don't > think this is a "case against outsourcing". > > Kent Beck > Three Rivers Institute > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stede Troisi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 8:23 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: The XP case against outsourcing (was > RE: [XP] > > [OT] Money is Nice) > > > > --- Steven Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The XP case against outsourcing is that XP can > > > produce more > > > value to the customer per unit cost by working > very > > > closely with > > > the customer than cheaper programmers can > produce by > > > working > > > isolated from the customer (even if those > cheaper > > > programmers > > > claim to be CMM level 5). > > > > Thanks Steven. I didn't know there was an "XP case > > against outsourcing." Now that you mention it that > > sounds wonderful. I am happy now. > > > > I was just observing how many just "accept" less > jobs > > ergo less money and don't discuss or band together > in > > a way that was XP by nature. Most just ignore it > or > > think it will just go away. > > > > To Post a message, send it to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
