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Backseat driving

extreme programming, noun

A method of software development that combines all the charm of backseat driving with all the efficiency of a marital squabble.

Just one of the many gems to be found in Greg Knauss’ Devil’s Dictionary.

Posted 10th January 2004 at 6:25 am

This is Backseat driving by Simon Willison, posted on 10th January 2004.

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  1. Stan Kelly-Bootle's more compreehensive Computer Contradictionary, though getting somewhat outdated in parts, is still the canonical model for this sort of thing...

    Rainer Brockerhoff - 10th January 2004 14:30 - #

  2. Sounds more like a definition for pair programming, which is just one turd on the extreme programming crap-heap.

    Sean Neakums - 13th January 2004 13:27 - #

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