Distributed Com Application Development Using Visual C++ 6.0 (Prentice Hall Series on Microsoft Technologies)

by Jim Maloney

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130848743
• ISBN13: 9780130848741
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Ptr
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Helps if you look at the content

As a note to A reader from LLNL, CA., yes this book covers DCOM (which is out of date),BUT it is primarily about building DISTRIBUTED applications using COM with Visual C++ 6. I'm just about to start a five year iterative project for a client in Visual C++ 6 (believe me many, many clients who regard safety as paramount will wait quite a while yet before jumping to .Net), and as someone for whom Visual C++ is a second (or third) lanaguage, it's a great book.

Exceptionally Understanding/Informational/Instructional

I have read multiple books relating to COM/DCOM topics and I find that most of them tend to be very hard to follow/comprehend. Jim tends to re-emphasize his points so that you don't have to turn back the page to continue following along. In my mind I am asking a question and low and behold the answer is on the next line. Jims video store n-tier example is excellent. Many books throw in many examples that tend to be non-related; therefore, confusing the reader. By using an expanded example throughout the book makes reading and comprehension simple. I don't write many reviews (as a matter of fact none), but I felt that while I was online looking for other books written by Jim Maloney I would give him some aknowlegement for a book excellently written.Congrats...

Our team's best resource for middle tier development

This book is a gem. Every member of our development team has their own dog-eared copy.The justifications for a stateless middle tier running under MTS as well as an optional stateful object model that runs client-side are very clear and well thought out. Maloney also gives a strong argument for why every middle tier component needs an accompanying VB test app that demonstrates the use of each component method.Finally, kudos to Jim Maloney, the author. He has been VERY responsive to questions I have emailed him about the book. His responses have been quick and informative.Standard disclaimers apply. I'm not affiliated with the publishers or author of this book in any way outside of buying/reading the book.

Remarkable

Perfect for someone like myself transitioning from VB to C++. Clear examples of how to create ATL .dlls with ADO or OLEDB. Excellent example of creating simple hierachical object models and custom collections. A good chapter on integrating MTS and proper exception handling. If you already know the Microsoft DNA framework and want to dive into C++ implementation quick, this book is made to order.I was churning out ADO .dlls within a week. I can't emphasize the simplicity and clarity of this work. I read 6 other MTS/Database/C++/COM books and hands down this one is the most focused. The Nathan Wallace MTS book (MFC and ATL) is a good companion to this one if you desire reinforcement, some wordier examples, and both ATL and MFC variations. Only caveat: One of the strengths of this book is its weakness. This book does not cover C++ programming language basics so if you can't read procedural code or understand objects in a general sense this could be a little steep. On the other hand, if you don't want your examples cluttered up with a lot of business logic and procedural riff-raff this book is tremendous.

Excellent book to develop multi-tier applications using VC++

Jim has done a terrific job of explaining the concepts and challenges in developing multi-tier applications using VC++ and VB, and actually demonstrating how to implement with insightful examples in the accompanying CD. An excellent book to develop distributed server components in VC++, which can be utilized very easily in client-side user-interface applications developed in VB.