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Asked: 2026-05-11T21:09:03+00:00

I am a fresh graduate with a bachelor in Computer Science. As most school

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I am a fresh graduate with a bachelor in Computer Science. As most school today, they are no longer teaching students C or advance C++ (only an Introductory course in C++… With lessons up to Pointers). The standard programming language prescribed in the curriculum is C# (.NET stack).

Just recently, I got hired as a junior software developer. 95% of our codebase is in C++ and our products are using COM/DCOM. The other 5% is in .NET. My current responsibility is to maintain a project written in .NET (ASP.NET) and I am not required to study C++ and other technology YET. But I want to learn COM as soon as possible so I can help out on other projects.

So I am seeking the advice of this community on how I can go about learning COM. My current questions are the following:

  1. Any required reading? (Pre-requisite topics)
  2. A Good Site in Learning the basics of COM?
  3. A type of Simple Program to really appreciate the “purpose” of COM (A chat program perhaps?)

Thanks! 🙂

PS: Should I mark this as a community wiki?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The book of Don Box about COM is the definitive reference. Amazon link.

    Beware is a tough read, but it covers everything in deep. And remember, as Don said… COM IS LOVE.

    I do not believe you can find a lot of web site, COM was a up to date technology a lot of time ago, but if you can forgot about it trust me… it’s better!

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