What is COM?

Component Object Model is an architecture for component reuse that allows dynamic and efficient composition of systems from independently developed binary of components. 

~ Don Box

COM Books

What are the preferred books for COM (Component Object Model) Programming? On msdn forums, It is a most frequently asking question. And I saw different people recommending different books (including me). Hence, I thought that I would track all the recommended books at one place so that it can be shared to, if anybody looks for in the future.



[#1] Inside COM (Author: Dale Rogerson) - Is a good book from Microsoft and very good to start with. There is another book with similar title as Inside Distributed COM for Distributed COM from the Microsoft itself.

[#2] Essential COM (Author: Don Box) - It was my favorite book (of course for many across the globe) and it is still, Obvious choice, if one would serious about knowing breadth and depth of Component Object Model.  and Effective COM is it's supplement from the same author.

[#3] COM/DCOM Primer Plus (from SAMS), It is another good book to refer through some of the COM intricacies.

The list would be short and to the best of my knowledge though it is not the exhaustive list.