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Kent Beck shares his thoughts on how tools have evolved in supporting agile software development.

• In this white paper, Kent Beck share his thoughts on the relationship between tools and agile software development. He looks at how tools have evolved in aiding software flow, efficient transition and team transparency.

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Tools for Agility white paper by Kent Beck.docx SHA1: daf90f15024a2fa2fe2aed3226eb1112633d71d9	1.10 MB
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Tools for Agility white paper by Kent Beck.xps SHA1: 710508e55436854ad0614eb39a8d320cce1686cb	595 KB

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