Extreme Programming Project

The product to be designed and built is a Banking System. The system consists of two parts:

• the Front End, an automated teller machine terminal for simple banking transactions.

• the Back End, an overnight batch processor to maintain and update a master banking account file.

Both parts will be run as console applications, that is, they are to be invoked from a command line and use text and text file input/output only.

The objective was to design, implement, document and deliver a two-part software product. All phases to follow Extreme Programming philosophy as much as it applies - in particular,

• continuously maintained test suites as requirements and quality control

• pair programming of all code

• simplest possible solution to every problem

• continuous redesign and rearchitecting

• automation in testing and integration

• frequent integration and complete releases

The project was done in six phases. Phases cover steps in the process of creating a quality software result in the context of an Extreme Programming process model.

1. Front End Requirements

2. Front End Rapid Prototype

3. Front End Requirements Testing

4. Back End Rapid Prototype

5. Back End Unit Testing

6. Integration and Delivery