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“The system metaphor is a story that everyone--customers, programmers, and managers--can tell about how the system works.”

Quote by Kent Beck

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Kent Beck, born in 1961, is a renowned software engineer and a pioneer of the Agile Software Development movement. He is best known for his contributions to Extreme Programming (XP), a software development methodology that emphasizes rapid feedback and continuous improvement. Beck has extensive experience in the field of software engineering and has published numerous papers on various aspects of the discipline. more

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