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Summary: The best introduction to COM
Review: *If you want to establish a good foundation first, I recommend reading this book before reading other COM books (and getting confused^_^). *This book is very easy to understand and enjoyable to read. However, it is just an introduction, and only contains some snippets. I strongly recommend "Inside COM" for further study. *DON'T read "Essential COM" unless you have finished "Inside COM".
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Summary: Great writer shows how complex topics are presented
Review: COM is one of the most dull and complex topics yet the writer has reshaped the material into a very readable book. One should agree with me if he/she picked and read a few other books about COM. David is great!
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Summary: Buy this book!
Review: David's book is by far the best book ever written about COM. Period.
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Summary: Superb
Review: Fantastic!!!, i'm studying for my MCSD exam (old track) and am using this book for the COM portion of the exam. The author explains what COM is all about is a wonderfully lucid manner.If only Bruce Prendergast (Windows architecture I & II) could write like this.
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Summary: This book gave me a great intro to COM
Review: I bought this book knowing absolutely nothing about COM/DCOM. This book does a good job of orientating you to the world of COM. In the process it does a pretty good job of explaining object-oriented programming. The only remotely bad thing I can say about this book is that it shows some favortism towards C++ (too many C++ references and not enough Java/J++ and/or Visual Basic). otherwise this is a great book for gaining understanding about COM/DCOM.
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Summary: This book gave me a great intro to COM
Review: I bought this book knowing absolutely nothing about COM/DCOM. This book does a good job of orientating you to the world of COM. In the process it does a pretty good job of explaining object-oriented programming. The only remotely bad thing I can say about this book is that it shows some favortism towards C++ (too many C++ references and not enough Java/J++ and/or Visual Basic). otherwise this is a great book for gaining understanding about COM/DCOM.
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Summary: Useful "top down" view of COM / OLE technology
Review: I found this a useful book. I've been working with OLE for about a year now and what this book does is tie together the disparate pieces of the technology from the top down, explaining the technology conceptually and also letting the reader in on some of the quirkier aspects of COM. For instance, as a C++ developer, I often wondered about the why behind IDispatch. IDispatch becomes much more reasonable when you see it, as Chappell points out, from the viewpoint of a VB programmer. The one criticism of the book I have is that I don't think it lives up to the claim subtitled on its cover - "A guide for developers and managers." While this is a good book for developers (including project leads), it's still too technically detailed for most managers. Still all in all . . . a good read. Very recommended.
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Summary: The best Introduction to Com
Review: I most strongly recommends this book to anyone who would like to understand COM profoundly. the book covers all aspects of Com very coherently, and one can really understand the concepts of COM, why each standard interface exists, and what are the most important methods of each standard interface. Note: it is purely theoretical, but the best theoretical book there could possibly be on COM.
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Summary: Very Good Description of ActiveX and OLE (including COM)
Review: I read this book and found it very well written and clear. It is one of the better books I have read about ActiveX and OLE. David is knowledgable and walks you through all the concepts regarding this important technology. Whether you are a manager of information technology, senior technical architect, or programmer you should get this book.
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Summary: A technical accurate, brilliant and clear no code intro
Review: If you are interested in COM this is a must read. Clear, easy to follow, accurate explanation of the concepts. If you are interested in code look at Don Box "Essential COM" book, but read this one first.
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