---
title: "XP Simulation Blog"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2006/9/13/xp-simulation-blog.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2006/9/13/xp-simulation-blog.html"
published: "2006-09-13T07:11:41"
updated: "2006-09-13T07:11:41"
tags: ["Agile", "Agile Related"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Here's a blog from someone who is simulating an XP project from start to finish. I find that the test naming are less than perfect, but I should read more before commenting on the real \"meat\". So far it seems to be…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# XP Simulation Blog

By Roy Osherove September 13, 2006 In [Agile](https://osherove.com/blog/category/agile), [Agile Related](https://osherove.com/blog/category/agile-related)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 13, 2006; technical details may be outdated.

[Here's a blog](http://dotnetslackers.com/community/blogs/extreme_programming/default.aspx) from someone who is simulating an XP project from start to finish. I find that the test naming are less than perfect, but I should read more before commenting on the real "meat".

So far it seems to be delving mostly into Test Driven Development and unit testing (from a brief scroll down the blog).

> "This blog will simulate an XP project, from start to finish using the XP methodology. I won't be able to work on it continuously, or at least in true XP form (working live with customers and other developers), but it will simulate the actual experience on a project. This is meant to be a learning experimentation for developers and customers alike, as well as for me. I am not an XP expert, and so I welcome comments from users to help keep me on the right track, which I will edit my old posts to ensure correctness of the approach."

## More in Agile

[All posts in Agile](https://osherove.com/blog/category/agile)

- Sep 23, 2006

    ### [MbUnit vs. NUnit Vs. Team System Unit Testing - Choosing a unit test framework](https://osherove.com/blog/2006/9/23/mbunit-vs-nunit-vs-team-system-unit-testing-choosing-a-unit.html)

- Sep 17, 2006

    ### [Test Driven Development Related Podcasts and a few other comments](https://osherove.com/blog/2006/9/17/test-driven-development-related-podcasts-and-a-few-other-com.html)

- Sep 10, 2006

    ### [TypeMock Bundled Up with TestDriven.NET](https://osherove.com/blog/2006/9/10/typemock-bundled-up-with-testdrivennet.html)

- Sep 1, 2006

    ### [Video: Designing For Testability](https://osherove.com/blog/2006/9/1/video-designing-for-testability.html)


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## About the author

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