FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kent Beck, Father of eXtreme Programming, to Keynote EclipseWorld Conference
Huntington, N.Y., July 12, 2005 - BZ Media LLC today announced that Kent Beck, an expert on agile methodologies and author of "eXtreme Programming eXplained: Embrace Change," will be a featured keynote speaker at the first annual EclipseWorld Conference™, scheduled for August 29-31, 2005, in New York City.
He joins two other industry leaders keynoting at EclipseWorld: Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, and Patrick Kerpan, chief technology officer, Borland Software Corp.
Mr. Beck is the founder and director of Three Rivers Institute and achieved wide recognition with his work on eXtreme Programming (XP). His career has combined the practice of software development with reflection, innovation and communication. In addition to XP, his contributions to software development include patterns for software, the rediscovery of test-first programming and the xUnit family of developer testing tools.
Mr. Beck is the author/co-author of "eXtreme Programming eXplained: Embrace Change" (second edition), "Contributing to Eclipse," "Test-Driven Development: By Example," "Planning eXtreme Programming," "Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns" and the "JUnit Pocket Guide." He received his B.S. and M.S. in computer science from the University of Oregon.
Alan Zeichick, conference chairman of the EclipseWorld Conference, said, "Kent Beck is one of the software development industry's true thought leaders. Through his work on eXtreme Programming, Kent has reinvigorated the world of agile methodologies and inspired many development teams to tackle the fundamental problems of delivering better software faster. We're delighted that he'll be offering his expertise in XP and Eclipse development to the EclipseWorld Conference.
The EclipseWorld Conference will feature more than 50 classes and tutorials for enterprise IT professionals using Eclipse tools and technologies. The conference consists of one full day of tutorials followed by two days of technical classes. Mr. Beck's keynote presentation will take place from 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31.
Registration for the EclipseWorld Conference is now open with discounts offered for early registrations. The conference also is offering special discounts for development teams sending four or more professionals to the technical classes. Contact Donna Esposito, director of events, at +1-415-785-3419 or desposito@bzmedia.com for more details.
