Understanding DCOM

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Summary: Excellent Book For Beginners on COM
Review: I found this book very much useful in understanding COM Concepts. It provides step by step procedure to learn COM. Downside of this book is it does not provide much information on DCOM. I would recommend this book for any one who wants to start learning COM from C++ side.

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Summary: My most tattered tech book
Review: I own many books on the subject on COM/DCOM. I bought this one days after it was first published in December 1998. While my other COM books are pristine, this one is tattered and torn with pages falling out. I keep it within reach at all times. When I can't find it, I panic. Whenever I'm stumped, I grab it and within a few minutes, I'm back on track. It is not a theoretical dissertation which is why I like it. If you want to spout COM jargon, buy Don Box. If you want to get work done, buy this one.

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Summary: Fairly useful
Review: If you want to write the COM equivalent of a "Hello World" program, this book will show you how to do it very simply. It also provides a basic overview of the most important COM topics (threading, callbacks, connections points), but the coverage is generally on the light side. The book works as a readable and succinct introduction to COM, but those seeking greater mastery of the subject will have to look elsewhere.

This is possibly the most error-filled programming text I've seen. There are typos on practically every page, even in some of the code examples. It's not a long book -- somebody should have proofread it once.

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Summary: A Good *practical* introduction to COM
Review: This book is ideal for any proficient C++ programmer who needs to delve into the practical world of COM. Though riddled with typos, which i am sure is a testament to how quick the authors had to get this to press, the book is easy to follow. The examples though are sometimes a little misplaced but if you read the book twice over which i did for the second time in three days, then you should get something out of this book.

However the title of the book is inappropriate since the authors really only devote one chapter to DCOM, which is a little lame to say the least. The best chapter is the one that deals with callbacks and bidirectional communication. Those who need to implement push/pull applications well be delighted with this.

If you persist and work thru' the examples,then you will get a lot out of this book. If you want to understand more about how COM really works, buy Don Box's "Essential COM".

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Summary: This is a good basic introduction to COM
Review: This book provides a nice basic introduction into COM for C++ programmers. The examples are simple and easy to understand. I would have given it a better rating except for the number of errors in the text.

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Summary: Decent book, not very detailed about DCOM
Review: While I enjoyed reading the book and did get alot of useful information out of it, it doesn't really delve into the DCOM aspect of COM. If you're wanting to learn COM, this book is great, if you want DCOM, recommend Inside DCOM.