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Essential COM
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Author: Don Box
List Price: $44.99
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ISBN: 0201634465
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (22 December, 1997)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 47,488
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 2 out of 5
To cenceptual, not practical for a newby to COM
The biggest problem I've had with this book is that the examples are incomplete. I am used to learning by starting with a basic program and implementing more and more features of the api step by step. In this I can ensure I have mastered the basic concepts before moving on. Unfortunetly this book does not use this technic. Although it starts with the basics and progresses, it does not have working examples of just the basic implementation. Therefore if you are confused by a particular section that does not have much practical code, then you are at a loss and will not be able to move on through the book since subsequent sections will be building upon the one that you may have stumbled on. Code snippets are just not enough for me to grasps the subject. There is a complete example downloadable from the book's website, but the example implements all of the advanced features, which is far to overwhelming for a COM novice such as myself.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Highly technical but the writing could be better.
Don Box is probably the most widely known authority on COM and this shows.
From the motivating example of the first chapter, to thorough
discussions of object location, instantation, naming, remote invocation, this book was certainly worth reading.But sometimes I feel like the author is showboating with his opaque/jargon-filled writing; it just isn't as clear as say
a Kernighan, a Tanenbaum or even some others writing about MS Specific Technology.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Definitely Essential
If you are already familiar with COM in C++, then here is a book that can bring your skill to the next level. For those of you who already own many many books on COM, your collection wouldn't be complete if you miss this one. This book continues on where many others left off. It digs deep down and explores the areas that are ESSENTIAL to your understanding of COM's intricacies. Many insights given in this book are rare, and you probably won't find it elsewhere. If you are already familiar with COM, here is a book that surprisingly still intrigue you on the subjects that you think you already knew. Though, I don't recommend this book for beginners. As the matter of fact, if I was new to COM and had to write a review for this book, I probably would have only given it 2 stars. It is not because the book is bad, it is simply that this is NOT one of those how-to-book. However, if your level is in the intermediate to advance, you will most definitely want this one. So, if you do decide to get this book, here is my tip for reading it. Don't try to read the book from front to end, for you may not find enough momentum to get pass the second chapter - that is, if you not into theory and all. Instead, just jump to the chapters that interest you the most. Also note the chapters near the end are very addictive, so you may want to start the book from there. This is how I "re-gained" the incentive to finish the book.
You welcome:)
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