Latest News from Michael Stiefel

Opinion: Why C# Is Not a "Better" Language Than VB.NET

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

'Why do people think that C# is the 'official language' for .NET?' asks Michael Stiefel, who thinks himself that such an attitude is wrong. While he prefers C# to VB.NET because he likes the compact syntax among other things, that is a personal judgement. In Stiefel's view, '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.'

.NET Track - Securing Service-Oriented Architecture with Microsoft's WSE 2.0

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST

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.

An Experienced Programmer's Guide to C# and the .NET Platform

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 00:00:00 EST

Microsoft .NET revolutionizes software development on the Windows platform. The C# language provides a particularly clear way of working with .NET's Common Language Runtime, and the extensible .NET Framework class library. This session will leverage your existing programming skills from other languages such as Java, Visual Basic, or C++ to help you understand how to use C# to develop on the .NET platform. The topics covered include attributes, metadata, interface-based programming, memory management, type safety, and the basics of the framework class library.