Don Box, Essential COM author admits that he took six months of reading documentation, writing programs, and have confused the public before he COM his personal enlightenment. If there is a book that will help you get a handle on the COM phenomenon, Essential COM it. Powered by object-oriented teacher Grady Booch and Microsoft COM expert Charlie Kindel, Box book takes the reader from discussions elucidating why the request is for COM and how it fits with the development of C + + technology for the exhibition COM programs he's cool. Written Essential COM is not an application programming interface (API) reference; it is the exploration of the Tao of COM. As the author says in the introduction, you'll know how fast the COM program, as soon as you understand why.