Michael Stiefel, principal of Reliable Software, Inc. is a consultant on software architecture and development, and the alignment of information technology with business goals. His current work involves training in distributed applications development, and in software best practices, in .NET, C#, Web services, C++, SQL Server, COM, DCOM, and MTS. He advises on IT strategy and planning, including budgeting, hiring, and growth management. Michael is involved with design and implementation of middle-tier and back-end components for transactional n-tier Internet and Intranet applications including Web services. He also is responsible for requirements analysis, project plan development, and design document development. He serves as an Expert Witness for intellectual property cases.
Stiefel was a Principal Software Engineer for Prime Computer, developing a mechanical CAD/CAM database system. He also worked for Microsoft assisting their Fortune 500 clients in developing client/server solutions.
He is a Visiting Scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Science, Technology and Society Program and conducts undergraduate seminars on the practice of engineering.
When the speakers on the .NET track of SYS-CON's Web Services Edge 2005
East conference got together, Carl Franklin and I were talking about why
people think that C# is the "official language" for .NET.
I told Carl that, even though most of my consulting is in C#, I think that
attitude is wrong. I believe it is important to elaborate why I feel this
way.
People who feel that VB.NET is an inferior language to C#, or that somehow C#
is a "better language", or the "official language" for accessing the .NET
Framework Class Library are just plain wrong. My personal opinion is that I
prefer C# to VB.NET because I like the compact syntax among other things, but
that is a personal judgement.
People who talk that way about VB.NET are confusing three issues.
First, suitability to ... (more)
C# is the language of .NET. Created by Anders Hejlsberg -- former Borland
language guru and creator of Turbo Pascal and Delphi, amongst others -- it
builds upon the foundation of C, C++, and even Java to deliver a language
that is as easy to use as it is powerful. In this session, you will learn C#
fast, by leveraging programming skills you have already developed using other
languages, s... (more)
Businesses have started to use service-oriented architecture (SOA) to develop
high value and flexible corporate software applications. These applications
are typically developed as Web services. Securing these Web services is
critical for them to be widely used by businesses and customers. Traditional
security protocols are often inadequate for these applications, so the
security communi... (more)
Michael Stiefel, principal of Reliable Software, Inc. is a consultant on software architecture and development, and the alignment of information technology with business goals. His current work involves training in distributed applications development, and in software best practices, in .NET, C#, Web services, C++, SQL Server, COM, DCOM, and MTS. He advises on IT strategy and planning, including budgeting, hiring, and growth management.
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