The COM and COM+ Programming Primer
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0130850322 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 796 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Next, build your first COM object, and simplify it using ATL 3.0 and Visual C++ Native COM support. COM and COM+ are the foundation of virtually every new technology Microsoft is developing, and COM+ is an essential feature of Microsoft's Win 32 platform (and, therefore, a cornerstone of Windows 2000). Next, understand the key distributed technologies that set the stage for COM+: Windows DNA, the Microsoft Transaction Server, and MSMQ. The COM and COM+ Programming Primerteaches both technologies from scratch-- step-by-step, using on-target analogies, simple example pr
The best thing about this text has to be the author's extremely engaging writing style and clear explanations of thorny COM concepts, like interfaces, GUIDs, and other nuts-and-bolts issues that help make Microsoft's component standard tough-going for beginners. This title provides an excellent introduction to basic COM for anyone new to this standard, and provides the latest on COM+--which will help more experienced readers take their skills to the next level. It shows how labels like "OLE," "COM," and "ActiveX" have changed over the years. If you've been baffled by other books on COM, this book's easygoing presentation may do the trick. When it comes to COM+, the text shows how built-in transactions, object pooling, and queued components can be used to create more scalable and reliable distributed applications. --Richard DraganTopics covered:COM overview, advantages of components, COM as a "software bus," COM+ basics, and ActiveX and OLE Object design wi
Beautifully written but sloppy production This book is beautifully written. Very clear explanations. A nice logical flow and obviously the author knows his subject well.However, the production of the book is awful. In the text there is code that is missing. In order to solve the problems in building the examples, I downloaded (ftp) the code from the book. "Beautifully written but sloppy production" according to Sambo Gonzales. This book is beautifully written. Very clear explanations. A nice logical flow and obviously the author knows his subject well.However, the production of the book is awful. In the text there is code that is missing. In order to solve the problems in building the examples, I downloaded (ftp) the code from the book. A Good Primer For a COM beginner such as myself, this book provided a vital introduction to necessary concepts and techniques. The author wasted few words in conveying his information, and never talked down to us poor dummies.I was particularly taken with the author's didactic technique of including at least 2-3 egregious typo