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Jeffrey Palermo

Jeffrey Palermo is the CTO of Headspring Systems in Austin, TX. Headspring is a consultancy that provides custom software solutions, agile coaching and .Net developer training. He blogs about managing software teams and practices that make software delivery reliable, predictable and maintainable. Jeffrey advocates using the best tool for the job regardless of the vendor, which is often open-source.


Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 24 Aug 2010 18:30

Quality assurance is not testingSubscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....We at Headspring have just posted our Quality Assurance article over at http://blogs.headspring.com. I’ll give a summary here of our view of QA.  Here are the main points: Move QA before coding That’s right.  We are assuring..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 23 Aug 2010 13:21

What is the difference in <%: variable%> and <%= variable%> in ASP.NET MVC?Subscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....With many folks adopting ASP.NET MVC as well as Visual Studio 2010, there is a fairly confusing change if you are one of those people who doesn’t engage in the alpha and beta phases of new product releases from Microsoft or any other vendor, for..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 17 May 2010 13:49

INETA comes on board as a sponsor of Party with Palermo!Subscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Thanks to INETA, which has become the latest sponsor of Party with Palermo...."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 12 May 2010 20:21

Plugged in, not charging Windows 7 solutionSubscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....I recently had the popular problem of Windows 7 battery manager malfunctioning and not charging my battery when plugged in.  The battery was fine, the power supply was fine, and the motherboard was fine (I have enough laptops with the same..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 12 May 2010 13:49

Jimmy Bogard to teach next MVC Boot Camp in Austin, TX on May 26thSubscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Jimmy Bogard is again teaching the MVC Boot Camp from Headspring.  http://www.headspringsystems.com/services/agile-training/mvc-training/ The class runs 3 days from May 26-28.  Give us a call at 512-459-2260 to inquire about an..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 07 May 2010 15:13

Version Control & Build Systems – free Headspring on 5/18Subscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Headspring is putting on another free workshop at the Austin Microsoft office.  This one will be led by Senior Consultant, Eric Anderson.  Here are the details: Headspring Presents: Version Control and Build Systems for Growing Teams a..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 03 May 2010 21:22

Headspring training: What would you like to see?Subscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Since January of 2008, Headspring has offered small, very advanced boot camp trainings.  These have been 3 days long and very fast-paced.  Everyone who has come through these training classes has proclaimed that they are the best organized..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 28 Apr 2010 07:01

Party with Palermo, Tech Ed 2010 save the date!Subscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Party with Palermo is back at Tech Ed, New Orleans in 2010.  The date is: June 6, 2010 at around 7PM Location:  Margaritaville The party will once again have Diamond Sponsor of The Code Project, so thanks to them!  Keep an eye here..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 27 Apr 2010 16:40

Read all of ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action now while you wait for the printed bookSubscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....First, you should place your advance order for ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action at http://manning.com/palermo2.  That way, you will receive the printed book even before you see it at your local bookstore.  The entire book is finished, and we are..."
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Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 12 Apr 2010 03:13

Automating ASP.NET MVC deployments using Web DeploySubscribe to this feed

Jeffrey Palermo writes "....The following is an excerpt from ASP.NET MVC 2 in Action, a book from Manning to be in bookstores in May.  The early access (MEAP) edition is available now on http://manning.com/palermo2.  Authors include Jeffrey Palermo, Ben..."
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Jeffrey Palermo

Headspring Systems

Austin, TX, USA

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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Think time: make a list of questions you need answered. Then set aside an hour uninterrupted and come up with possible answers.Then pick one 1 day ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) @jaeschke happy birthday, Tom 9 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Blogged: Quality assurance is not testing: We at Headspring have just posted our Quality Assurance article over at... http://bit.ly/acXoOo 10 days ago from twitterfeed


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Congratulations! RT @ehexter: Thanks all. Its girl number 3. Everlee R Hexter. 11 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) "How to create just-in-time requirements" from Headspring Blogs: http://blogs.headspring.com/ 11 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) RackspaceCloud Windows server R out of beta - @headspring has bn using 1 of ths 4 a TeamCity build server http://www.rackspacecloud.com/ 22 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Headspring blogs are gaining momentum. Come check it out: http://blogs.headspring.com/ 24 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) 2010 - The year of back-to-basics 24 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) JetBrains TeamCity is a very strong modern build server - We even use spare dev workstations as extra build agents. http://bit.ly/25gir 24 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Researching JetBrains YouTrack. Has keyboard shortcuts like GMail http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/index.html 29 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Interesting projects for unemployed technical people: http://bit.ly/cadT0y 32 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) I will be in Lubbock tomorrow speaking at the local .Net user group: http://tinyurl.com/238vc5l 36 days ago from web


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) "Sometimes the name of an employee needs to be in several places in a database because it represents multiple business concepts" 42 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) RT @ehexter: some of the slides/source for #mvcconf - http://bit.ly/mvcconf_slides - we will update the site as we get more from speakers 42 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Rate my mvcConf talk: http://speakerrate.com/talks/4134-solution-architecture 43 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) I will be presenting at mvcConf in 15 minutes in Room 1. Join the LiveMeeting now: http://www.mvcconf.com/Room?id=1 43 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) @plitwin do tell. What do you think are the common misunderstandings of 3NF? 43 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Is relational 3rd normal form the source of needless complexity? 43 days ago from TweetDeck


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Jeffrey Palermo (jeffreypalermo) Dublin Dr. Pepper in Comanche, TX http://twitpic.com/27189i 45 days ago from TweetDeck