Day 8. Introduction to COM and MTS
On Day 7, "Database Transactions and Distributed Transaction Coordinator," you were introduced to Microsoft's Distributed Transaction Coordinator and Transaction Server (MTS). Today, you learn about MTS and the Component Object Model (COM). COM is the cornerstone of all Windows DNA development and thus important to understand. All of Microsoft's development tools are COM aware, which makes it extremely easy to develop COM components. We will explore COM to a depth of understanding that should enable you to work with the development tools. Later, on Day 13, "The Future: COM+," you will learn about COM+, the supercharged version that is packaged with Windows 2000. COM+ is a better, more integrated, version of ...
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