More hours worked doesn't mean more work accomplished, especially in information work. Get tired enough, and you'll actually remove value from a project because of increased defects, missed opportunities for design improvement, and snappish or withdrawn behavior that strains the social fabric of the team.
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Kent Beck is a Cutter Expert; he has been a contributor to Amplify, including guest editor for a two-part series on Extreme Programming (XP) and culture change; and a keynoter, panelist, and workshop leader at the Cutter Summit. Mr. Beck is the founder of XP and author of numerous books, including Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns, and with coauthor Martin Fowler, Planning Extreme Programming. Mr.… Read More
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