Understanding Component-Based Development [With Contains Practical Code Examples & Design Ideas...]

by Mary Kirtland

Here's one of the singular references providing on-the-mark coverage of application development based on thhe Component Object Model (COM) and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). DESIGNING... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735605238
• ISBN13: 9780735605237
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Best overview of DNA

This is an excellent overview of Microsoft's DNA and the technologies that make up DNA. The pieces of the DNA puzzle are clearly defined individually and the way they relate to the others. The Island Hopper application sample (maintained up-to-date on MSDN) is a great hands-on intro to the topic. The amount of coverage on topics like COM, MTS, MSMQ, etc. is just right: technically deep enough to help you understand the concepts, short enough to prevent you from shifting your focus from the architecture to technologies contributing to the architecture.You may try to surf Microsoft's DNA pages to understand the topic (and potentially get lost in the amount of links that span hundreds of different Microsoft technologies) or get this "one" book to really understand what Mr. Gates is talking about for the last couple of years.

This is an excellent book.

After being confused by multiple books on Windows DNA I was very happy to see a book that actually showed and an entire application which utilized this technology. Part I of the book offers a very concise explanation of MTS and COM without getting too deep into the subjects. Part II showed examples of components that the sample project utilized. I enjoyed the fact that the author used both VB and VC++ in her examples. Beyond the examples, the author also offered very good insight into component design and tool selection. It was enough to get you up to speed so that you can look into deeper books on the subject.

This is THE book

Everyone always draws the same n-tier diagram and says they are going to build a scalable, MAINTANABLE solution. This book actually provides a blueprint, not the 30,000 ft view.At my job, we call it "The Good Book"

Good reference for 70-100 review

This book does a good job of explaining the COM standard from the ground up. The first third is devoted to COM. The rest of the book is an overview of building an enterprise application from the ground up using Microsoft technologies.I used this book as my primary reference in preparing for the new Analyzing Requirements exam (70-100) in the new MCSD track based on the recommendation of someone I know that passed the beta. It may not be listed as a study guide for the test, but it is far better than the Syngress or Sybex study guide for that test. (They were both fairly useless.)

Excellent book about Microsoft COM and MTS

An excellent book about Microsoft COM and Microsoft Transaction Server. A real 'Must Read' for anybody who wants to develop multi-tiered apps on the COM/MTS platform. The book explains on 400 pages how COM works (the roles of the interfaces are described with just enough detail to understand the functioning of the Transaction Server), how theMicrosoft Transaction Server manages objects, transactions and database resources, how to use COMTI to connect to SNA, CICS, CICS Link, LU 6.2, IBM Message Queue and IMS, how to connect to XA Transaction Providers etc. The book is a sound mix between background information and hands-on examples. The examples use both VC++ and VB ++. The book leads through the systematic design of data objects, business objects and the different ways to connect to the presentation layer (ASP, RDS w. disconnected recordsets from the client, using the 'OBJECT' tag in IE 4, remote invocation of application layer objects from the browser). The differences between 'simple COM' objects and COM objects that are 'MTS aware' is explained in detail (its fairly simple, but essential to take advantage of the resource and transaction management framework). The book also discusses component packaging, deployment, security and performance considerations. The book takes the 3-2-1 view (3 tier application, developed by 2 people in 1 months). For those that have struggled (or tried to) through technical descriptions of COM, this will be very rewarding reading because Mary Kirtland never forgets about the bigger picture when describing technology details. Finally, the book gives a preview on COM+ (integral part of Windows 2000) and highlights what the major differences between COM and COM+ will be. Its the best explanation of how to build for Microsoft DNA that I have read so far.