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What is an XP Spike in Software Development?
In Extreme Programming, a 'Spike' is a time-boxed investigation to kill technical uncertainty. Developers use spikes when they don't know how to solve a problem, not just *what* to build. Imagine building a payment gateway. You need to test the third-party API before coding the full system. The spike proves the API works. If it fails, you fail fast, saving weeks of wasted development time.
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In Extreme Programming, a 'Spike' is a time-boxed investigation to kill technical uncertainty. Developers use spikes when they don't know how to solve a problem, not just *what* to build. Imagine building a payment gateway. You need to test the third-party API before coding the full system. The spike proves the API works. If it fails, you fail fast, saving weeks of wasted development time.
