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] | 17 Nov 2008 20:01
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....In software, everyone agrees that testing is good, but there is a lot of disagreement on the level of testing that is necessary. Fortunately, there is not an industry standard or government software code that mandates certain testing because..."
Read more » If you cannot afford to test it, you cannot afford to sell it
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 11 Nov 2008 14:28
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....A hot topic in the agile world is "self-organization". The reaction against tight command and control management structures has swayed the pendulum all the way over to chaos. First, I understand that every team is different, and my..."
Read more » The Myth of Self-Organizing Teams
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 26 Oct 2008 17:02
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....I'm in L.A. now prepping for Party with Palermo. There are almost 300 people RSVP'd at this point, so it ought to be an outstanding party. We probably won't hit the record of 435 people for TechEd 2007. I've noticed that plenty..."
Read more » Party with Palermo - PDC08 edition happens tonight!
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 07 Oct 2008 03:04
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....This past week, I had a great class for my Agile Boot Camp developer training. I promised the folks I'd blog about some learning resources I find very valuable, so here they are. First, I have to point out Michael Feather's book, Working..."
Read more » Another Agile Boot Camp over
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 06 Oct 2008 03:39
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....One of the items that many people I know have requested are subcontrollers. Most non-trivial web applications require many things happening on a single screen. Even if it's only the current shopping cart displayed on multiple screens,..."
Read more » MvcContrib latest release now with SubController support
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 02 Oct 2008 13:32
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....We are approaching the last two days for registering for Udi Dahan's training course:
Advanced Distributed Systems Design using SOA & DDD with Udi Dahan, The Software Simplist
Registration closes at the end of the day tomorrow (Friday, October..."
Read more » Last days to register for Udi Dahan's Advanced SOA Course
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 26 Sep 2008 02:42
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....The San Diego .Net User Group has invited me to give two presentations to the Fall Tech Day event. I'm giving two presentations in the morning. The first presentation has been on tour quite a bit in 2008 starting with Tech Ed 2008 and then on..."
Read more » Speaking at San Diego .Net User Group Fall Tech Day on ASP.NET MVC in Action
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 24 Sep 2008 03:09
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....(excerpt from ASP.NET MVC in Action). Views have long been abused in the Microsoft web application space. In Classic ASP, and in IDC/HTX before that, the view was the primary programming tool for the Microsoft-centric developer. Using the server..."
Read more » How ASP.NET MVC Views Are Different Than Web Forms (excerpt from ASP.NET MVC in Action)
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 23 Sep 2008 15:25
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....I'm teaching the next Agile Boot Camp on October 1, 2, and 3 in Austin, TX. Register now to attend. This advanced agile curriculum will cover everything involved in developing software in .NET, from setting up a new project and defining..."
Read more » Next Agile Boot Camp is October 1-3 in Austin, TX - register now
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 22 Sep 2008 13:56
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Advanced Distributed Systems Design using SOA & DDD with Udi Dahan, The Software Simplist Tickets now less than $2000!!! Monday, October 13, 2008 at 08:00 AM - Friday, October 17, 2008 at 05:00 PM (CT) Austin, TX ..."
Read more » Udi Dahan's Advanced SOA course now discounted under $2000