Essential Com (Addison-Wesley Object Technology)

"Don Box makes it possible for mere mortals to join the COM cognoscenti. If youire 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 COMis basic vocabulary, provides a complete Distributed COM application to illustrate programming techniques, and includes the authoris tested library of COM utility code.

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Helps C++ developers understand how and why COM works, focusing on the reasons behind the design of COM and its distributed aspects. Covers core concepts of Distributed COM, such as interfaces, classes, and applications, and details COM theory, C++ language mapping, COM IDL, the remoting architecture, and security. Explains COM vocabulary, provides a complete Distributed COM application, and includes a library of COM utility code. Amazingly, the code examples exhibit a sense of humor.
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Offering essential information for the Windows developer, this text shows how the underlying architecture operates and how to use them to create efficient and robust programs that execute more rapidly and are more stable.

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. The basic vocabulary, provides a complete Distributed COM application to illustrate programming techniques, and includes the author is tested library of COM utility code. 0201634465B04062001.

Don Box is a leading educator, recognized authority on the Component Object Model (COM), coauthor of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) specification, and coiner of the term "COM is Love." He recently joined Microsoft as an architect in the Microsoft^® .NET Developer and Platform Evangelism Group.

Earlier in his career, Box cofounded DevelopMentor Inc., a component software think tank aimed at educating developers on the use of the COM, Java, and XML. A popular public speaker, Box is known for engaging audiences around the world, combining deep technical insight with often outrageous stunts.

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Foreword by Charlie Kindel.

Foreword by Grady Booch.

Preface.

1. COM as a Better C++.

2. Interfaces.

3. Classes.

4. Objects.

5. Apartments.

6. Applications.

7. Miscellanea.

Appendix A. The Evolution of Objects.

Appendix B. Selected Code Fragments.

Index. 0201634465T04062001