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Quote by Kent Beck

“Brilliance in a scientist does not consist in being right more often but in being wrong about more interesting topics.”

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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