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February 3, 2004

Grand Rapids, MI – Today’s software development world is continually plagued by problems—budget and schedule overruns, mandatory overtime, and corner cutting resulting in buggy, unreliable software that doesn’t contain features the user really wants. The programming world’s white horse just may have arrived. An agile software development method called Extreme Programming (XP) is proving itself as a superior method in combating today’s software problems and is gaining popularity worldwide. Atomic Object is offering a free, introductory training in the Extreme Programming to local companies.

The XP training is led by Dr. Carl Erickson, Atomic Object’s President and former Associate Professor of Computer Science at Grand Valley State University. The session takes approximately 1 hour and can be given as a “Lunch and Learn” for employees. Primarily educational in nature, the XP talk is broad enough for higher-level decision makers and technical enough for software engineers. Topics covered include:

  • XP as a win-win for management, customers, and the development team
  • XP versus traditional development methods
  • Why and when XP works
  • The twelve practices of XP
  • Details on key practices (for example, pair programming, test driven development)
  • Real-life accounts of Atomic Object’s 3+ years of experience with XP
  • Resources for obtaining more information

Several companies have already taken advantage of this training. Mike Trus, Director of Software Engineering for Priority Health comments, “My sincerest thanks for your time and passion at our Leadership meeting this week. Your presentation electrified a number of individuals across our organization including myself. I look forward to a continuing relationship with you and your organization!”

And from Mike McCue, Application Analyst for Meijer, Inc.: “I got pretty excited about this guy’s presentation on extreme programming and the environment of his company. Seemed upbeat, driven by the love of development, like being around those that love what they do… I appreciated and enjoyed the presentation.”

Organizations who wish to schedule this seminar should contact Atomic Object at 776-6020. It is Atomic Object’s firm belief that using an agile software development process such as XP gives organizations a competitive edge by producing quality software that pays for itself, is maintainable and really works.

About Atomic Object LLC

Atomic Object designs, develops, and delivers custom software solutions. We form partnerships with the business experts of our clients, contributing our knowledge of modern computing technologies and our reliable software development process. Based on agile practices in general, and Extreme Programming in specific, the Atomic Object development process delivers tested, reliable, maintainable software, predictably on time and budget, while significantly reducing project risk. With experience in a wide range of domains and industries—including e-commerce and web apps, business process automation, database integration, kiosks, and manufacturing software—Atomic Object specializes in having a world-class software development process, rather than being specialists in a particular business niche.

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Atomic Object Contact:

Carl Erickson
+1 616 776 6020
CarlErickson@atomicobject.com

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