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Summary: A must have for VC++ lovers
Review: This is one of the best book on advanced COM development in VC++. Unlike most of the books on ATL, this book focuses more on the usage of ATL as a tool rather than the COM itself. People who strive in developing high-end (i.e. complex, efficient, small sized, etc.) COM solutions in Visual Basic, Java must read this book since it provides the best way for COM programming in almost the best tool for COM development. As the logo foor VC by Microsoft say 'The tool without limits', I think this book has really exposed the new frontiers of ATL's unbounded limits.In short, this is a 'must have' for any VC++ lover.
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Summary: Very professional book
Review: This book covers ATL Internals in a very professional and essential way.I would recommend to read this book only after dealing with simple COM objects , and getting familiar with this technology. I read it after i have finished to read "Inside COM (MS press )" and it is a good order. This book is very recommended for professional programmers.
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Summary: good book if you know ATL
Review: If you know COM, DCOM, and ATL, this is a great book. If you don't, then get Active Template Library from Tom Armstrong, and after you've read it then come back and read this book
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Summary: Great for advanced beginners, has examples and theory
Review: This book is great for advanced beginners, those who are already familiar with the very basics of using ATL, but would like to know more. It has both code examples (that work!) and explanation of theoretical basics. I was trying to figure out how connection points in ATL work. I browsed through many books written by ATL gurus, but their code did not work, and neither did mine when I followed their advice. Only "ATL Internals" helped me to create a working client/server application that used connection points.
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Summary: The Best Book On ATL
Review: ATL INTERNALS is simply the BEST BOOK on this subject. The authors dissected the entire ATL architecture and explained how all the pieces fit together and work as the grand unison which we regard as ATL. Much of my appreciation for this book is for the style and presentation, which makes it a joy to read this book and watch ATL unfold infront of the eyes.
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Summary: Unravels many mysteries!
Review: ATL is a maze of templates and macros, some nested three layers deep! But because no matter how many macros and templates Microsoft uses to try and "simplify" things, you still have to know all of the underlying structures if you expect to know what your code is actually doing. This book is an excellent roadmap for unwinding the mess that is ATL. You'll be flying blind without it.
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Summary: Chapter 3 is awesome!!!
Review: I took an exacto knife and sliced chapter 3 and chapter 7 out of the binding and made them into separate books (I call them 'minibooks'). This book has got 'mojo'.
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Summary: These guys are good.
Review: I didn't think I would EVER understand ATL until I got this book. I always thought that ATL was even more difficult than programming COM in raw C++. This book showed me how easy ATL really makes programming COM components.
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Summary: The best ATL book out there
Review: After wasting precious time and dollars on Professional COM Applications in ATL, ATL COM Programmer's Reference, and Professional ATL COM Programming, to name just a few, I finally found a book that covers the ATL subject fully. This one is well written, too, which is a nice surprise for a computer book. After you graduate from the best beginning book (Rogerson's) get this one. If you buy only one ATL book, buy this one, and read the ATL docs.
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Summary: An absolutely incredible book
Review: This book does it all. You can use it in reference mode (In my experience in a lot of ways its more complete than the docs. Search for CComEnumOnSTL on your MSDN CD to see an example). You can use it in tutorial mode (just flip to the appropriate chapter). But my suggestion, is to set aside some time and read it cover to cover. ATL Internals is infinitely readable. Brent and Chris know their subject matter and more importantly can explain it in a clear and entertaining manner. The book is absolutely awash in technical detail, but Brent and Chris make it understandable, palatable and enjoyable. If you are doing C++ COM development *buy this book*. There isn't another one on the market in its class.
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