April 1999
Intermediate to advanced
502 pages
15h 5m
English
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Related Sources of Information
Contained in the following lists are some relevant and insightful sources that have definitely contributed to my understanding of COM and to the creation of this book. Some of these sources are fairly dated, but the concepts and insights given are invaluable. Almost all of these sources can be found in the most current Microsoft Developer’s Network (MSDN) CDs. I’ve listed these sources in the order that I think you should read them. For up-to-date information on COM, visit http://www.microsoft.com/com.
Specifications and References
The Component Object Model Specification, Draft Version 0.9, Microsoft Corporation, 24 October 1995.
Kindel, Charlie and Brown, Nat. Distributed Component Object Model Protocol (DCOM/1.0). Microsoft Corporation, January 1998.
MIDL Programmer’s Guide and Reference. Microsoft Platform SDK. Microsoft Corporation, 1992-1998.
COM Programmer’s Reference. Microsoft Platform SDK. Microsoft Corporation, 1994-1998.
Automation Programmer’s Reference. Microsoft Platform SDK. Microsoft Corporation, 1995-1997.
The Classics
Williams, Tony. Dealing with the Unknown. http://research.microsoft.com/comapps/unknown.doc, Microsoft Corporation, December 1988.
Horstmann, Markus and Kirtland, Mary. DCOM Architecture. Microsoft Corporation, 23 July 1997.
Kindel, Charlie. The Rules of the Component Object Model. Microsoft Corporation, 20 October 1995.
Kindel, Charlie. Designing COM Interfaces. Microsoft Corporation, 20 October 1995.
Goswell, Cripin. The COM ...
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