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COM, OLE Future?

Started by April 26, 2006 02:44 PM
0 comments, last by LessBread 18 years, 6 months ago
Hi, I'm dealing with COM and OLE(-Controls) for a while now (pure C++ and ATL), and there are still many mysteries. I think it's very clumsy and hard to grasp. Now I wonder what people (and microsoft themselves) think about it today? Is it still up-to-date and what is it's future? Is it worthwhile to get in-depth knowledge about it, or is it slowly dying? Bye Chris
Many Windows frameworks ride on top of COM.

If you're interested in understanding the guts of it, here are a few references.

The COM Programmer's Cookbook
COM in plain C - Part 1
COM in plain C - Part 2

As you can see from those last two links, there's still an interest in it. I realize those articles explain COM in C, but examining it at that level might help you make sense of it at higher levels.
"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." - the Laughing Man

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