COM+ Developer's Reference Library

by David Iseminger and Microsoft Corporation

This five-volume set includes all the tools necessary to build better enterprise tools for e-commerce, online information tracking, messaging, resource planning, publishing, and knowledge management. Volume one, the programmer's guide, describes how COM+ fits into the Windows DNA 2000 framework and

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735611386
• ISBN13: 9780735611382
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 5 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 8.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

COM/COM+ programmer's essencial

This is a great set of books that joins all the COM/COM+ stuff you must know in 4 sets of books. I usually had several different books hanging around regarding all the different COM stuff. For example when regarding to COM I would use the Essential COM or DCOM Unleashed for reference, on the other hand if wanted something about ActiveX/Automation I would use "Understanding ActiveX and OLE" and for COM+ I would grab any COM+ book available. The books are great and although they are available in the MSDN universal subscription, I simply hate reading e-books usually if I'm really interested in them I print them out and consequently almost deplete my printer's toner.In a final note and must reference that I said 4 books because the COM+ Reference book, is somewhat dispensable for me, since I usually use MSDN.

A nice set to have

If you have an MSDN subscription, you get these books for free electronically. But sometimes you don't want to sit in front of a monitor for hours, reading skinny black text off a bright white screen. Frankly, that sucks.When you start to specialize in a technology like COM+, I think a set like this is essential. In this case the set is very handy and even gives some nice overviews of COM+ in the Windows DNA world. With this book you get an MSDN Library snapshot DVD (from July 2000) and a $200 rebate on a MSDN Universal subscription. Unfortunately that expired March 31 2001 :( so you should know that before buying this set. Even so, I think this is a great set and it is not simply a "function list" like most sets but is actually a great learning tool.

A Fast method to find information about COM/COM+

I think this five books are perfect to find all the information you will need about COM/COM+.There are five volumes: Volume 1:COM+ Programmer's Guide Volume 2:COM+ Reference Volume 3:COM Fundamental Volume 4:Autometion Volume 5:Structure Storage and ActiveXI'm a VB programmer and I like to know what VB does under his shell and I think this is the first COM/COM+ a programmer need to read.If you do not like get lost trying to find some information about an specific Interface using the Microsoft CDs or DVD, those book will help you a lot.Have fun.