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Summary: I have found this book extremely helpful.
Review: This book finally brings out the possibility of coexistence of these two powerful, yet competing technologies. For developing an enterprise software system, a company has to go through the hurdle of picking a technology. Often times, a company has substantial investment on one of these technologies, yet the other one can add some outstanding value to the infrastructure. Because of the common believe that these two technologies are mutually exclusive, an enterprise often have to make a tradeoff. This book shows that these two technologies can supplement each other without breaking the logical model of the system. The author has shown good examples for COM/CORBA using VB, C++, and Java. I think the book is a must read for enterprise architectural direction and decision.
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Summary: Exactly what I needed at the right time in my project
Review: This book is quickly becoming one of my favorites because it is helping me decide between using COM or CORBA in our future product line. I know COM fairly well but didn't know CORBA, thus this book is helping me immeasurably. Talk about perfect timing! Using this book I am can compare the architectures as advertised- but I can also get a feel for the coding effort involved by using the code samples supplied. This was been an unexpected bonus and will allow me to prepare the development teams for whatever path I take. I have recommended your book to others in the company and it is now required reading for my architecture team.
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Summary: The most important IT book of the decade
Review: This book is quite thin, and yet it includes so much. The open mind towards competing technologies is important, we should all look at facts in an objective way. The book gives an excellent view on COM, CORBA and the differences between them. It also shows programming examples (not in depth) and explains things like "push" technologies very good. I would expect the first book in this subject (side-by-side approach) written by a technician, to be too detailed, with a poor language and not very educational. I was very wrong. An amazing book!
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Summary: A very valuable resource
Review: This book provides an extremely useful comparison of CORBA and COM, it is rare to find in one volume side by side examples like this. Mr. Pritchard also provides useful insights into the advantages and problems with each Object Model. It is a very valuable resource for those who are embarking on integrating these technologies.
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Summary: Recommended reading
Review: This book reveals both sides of the component development world and may also allow the reader to discover previously hidden prejudices. I found the presentations accurate and meaningful in the context of understanding how D/COM and CORBA can interact. This is recommended reading for those wishing to enter the DMZ where D/COM and CORBA meet.
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Summary: A must read!
Review: This book should be required reading for anyone engaged in the designand implementation of distributed applications (Isn't everyone these days?). Dr. Pritchard provides an excellent overview and unbiased comparison of the latest technology (COM, CORBA, EJB, etc.) being used to implement distributed applications along with invaluable insights that will help you make the right design and implementation decisions in this complex environment.
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Summary: Thank you, Dr. Pritchard!
Review: This book was an oasis in the desert of COM/CORBA obfuscation and confusion. This is the most fair, useful and easy to comprehend overview of these two models that I've come across. The author has the ability to convey the material in a way that makes it almost painless to comprehend...buy the book NOW.
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Summary: A great book to keep for distributed computing
Review: This is an amazing book which covers such a diverse field in distributed computing. This field is often confusing and sometimes even intimidating with many emerging technologies involving many programming languages and different platforms. Dr. Pritchard did an excellent job to bring much needed clarity in his book.The book has a very good organization and it is very easy to follow. It starts with a brief discussion on the history and background of distributed objects with some fundamental concepts. It then presents a comprehensive and objective comparison of COM and COBRA on both server and client sides. The book is completed with the presentation of bridging techniques between COM and COBRA, enabling the two to interoperate and coexist in an enterprise system. Dr. Prichard apparently has applied both COM and COBRA in practical projects, and therefore he is able to share his past experiences in using these technologies. He offers many technical insights in the planning and assessment, design and architecture, as well as implementation details with code examples in C++, Java and VB. I enjoyed reading his strategy discussions the most. There are too many books on the market which are filled with codes and technical details. This is a rare book which puts an equal emphasis on planning and design strategies. This book covers a variety of topics such as: MTS, MSMQ, ADO, ASP, OTS, JavaBeans and Enterprise JavaBeans, just mentioning a few. Dr. Pritchard presents these topics in a concise yet clear fashion. I am truly amazed that he could present all these topics with such a clarity, illustrating his deep understanding on the subject. It is certainly a book to keep for anyone who is working on or planning an enterprise distributed object system with either COM or COBRA.
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Summary: Thank you, Dr. Pritchard!
Review: Though not explicitly meant to be this book might also serve as an introduction to both CORBA and COM: quite an achievement. The authors waste no words and keep a neutral standing between the poles. I hope the next edition will contain some information about Microsoft.Net too.
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Summary: Technical, Detailed, Concise, Trustworthy, Buy It if Need It
Review: Though not explicitly meant to be this book might also serve as an introduction to both CORBA and COM: quite an achievement. The authors waste no words and keep a neutral standing between the poles. I hope the next edition will contain some information about Microsoft.Net too.
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