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Essential COM View Larger Image | Don Box
Addison-Wesley, Paperback, Published December 1997, 440 pages, ISBN 0201634465 | List Price: $54.99
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"Don Box makes it possible for mere mortals to join the COM cognoscenti. If you're a C++ COM programmer, buy this book." - David Chappell, Principal, Chappell & Associates and author of Understanding ActiveX and OLE
Written by a leading COM authority, this unique book reveals the essence of COM, helping developers to truly understand the why, not just the how, of COM. Understanding the motivation for the design of COM and its distributed aspects is critical for developers who wish to go beyond simplistic applications of COM and become truly effective COM programmers. As the COM programming model continues to evolve, such insight also becomes essential to remaining current with extensions, such as Microsoft Transaction Server and COM+. By showing you why Distributed COM works as it does, Don Box enables you to apply the model creatively and effectively to everyday programming problems.
This book examines COM from the perspective of a C++ developer, offering a familiar frame of reference to ease you into the topic. You will also find comprehensive coverage of the core concepts of Distributed COM (interfaces, classes, apartments, and applications), including detailed descriptions of COM theory, the C++ language mapping, COM IDL (Interface Definition Language), the remoting architecture, IUnknown, monikers, threads, marshalers, security, and more. In addition, the book offers a thorough explanation of COM's basic vocabulary, provides a complete Distributed COM application to illustrate programming techniques, and includes the author's tested library of COM utility code.
Don Box is a recognized authority on the Component Object Model and has been working in the field of distributed object computing since 1990. In 1993 he cofounded DevelopMentor, where he currently oversees the COM education program. He is a former columnist for The C++ Report and is a contributing editor to Microsoft Interactive Developer and Microsoft Systems Journal, where he writes the ActiveX/COM column. He received his master's degree in computer science from the University of California at Irvine.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 2 Average Customer Rating: May 4, 1999  Thomaz Koberle from Atlanta, GA
No BS guide to COM
This is a great book. It covers the underpinings of COM instead of libraries such as ATL. Read this if you really want to know what goes on behind the scenes. The only downpoint is the lack of real, practical exmples.
Apr 28, 1999 Ben Menasha (menasha@wpi.edu) from Worcester
COM straight up no chaser
The first COM book to own, does not describe any tools or libraries, just the why and how of COM. Short sample code, no screen shots, big name author, quality writing. Buy Effective COM next, it is a great supplement.
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