Kent Beck has just announced he is . It’s a sad day when you have to give up on an idea you’ve really believed in. A few things to admire about this though. First, most people give up on the idea long before they get to implementation, and those that actually get past first release often can’t let go even after they know it’s doomed. Second, he wrote up a little post-mortem so we could all learn from what he found. Also, love the quote “If you aren’t embarrassed, you waited too long to release”.