Kent Beck

Summary

Kent Beck is a human^[1]. He was born on March 31, 1961^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3], programmer^[4], writer^[5], software engineer^[6], and engineer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Kent Beck was born on March 31, 1961^[2].
• Kent Beck held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Kent Beck's professions included computer scientist^[3].
• Kent Beck worked as a programmer^[4].
• Kent Beck's professions included writer^[5].
• Kent Beck's professions included software engineer^[6].
• Kent Beck's professions included engineer^[7].
• Kent Beck's field of work was software engineering^[10].
• Among Kent Beck's employers was Meta^[11].
• Kent Beck was educated at University of Oregon^[12].
• Kent Beck was educated at University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences^[13].
• Kent Beck is recorded as male^[14].
• Kent Beck's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Kent Beck's Commons category is recorded as Kent Beck^[16].
• Kent Beck's family name is recorded as Beck^[17].
• Kent Beck's given name is recorded as Kent^[18].
• Kent Beck's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[19].
• Kent Beck's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kent Beck'}^[20].
• Kent Beck's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+163221'}^[21].
• Kent Beck's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+175744'}^[22].
• Kent Beck's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+185682'}^[23].
• Kent Beck's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7524'}^[24].
• Kent Beck's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7542'}^[25].
• Kent Beck's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7565'}^[26].

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Origins and Family

Kent Beck was born on March 31, 1961^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Oregon^[12], a public university^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1876^[29], headquartered in Eugene^[30] and University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences^[13], a university college^[31], in United States^[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3], programmer^[4], writer^[5], software engineer^[6], and engineer^[7]. Kent Beck's field of work was software engineering^[10]. Among his employers was Meta^[11].

Why It Matters

Kent Beck ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]

He is credited with the discovery of extreme programming^[34], a software development methodology^[35]. Works attributed to him include Agile Manifesto^[36], a manifesto^[37].

FAQs

What did Kent Beck do for work?

Kent Beck worked as computer scientist^[3], programmer^[4], writer^[5], software engineer^[6], and engineer^[7].

Where did Kent Beck go to school?

Kent Beck was educated at University of Oregon^[12] and University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences^[13].

What did Kent Beck discover?

Kent Beck is credited as discoverer of extreme programming^[34].