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Summary: Humorous but not worth the price
Review: I purchased this book at a Microsoft conference at the urging of one the speakers. At the time I was already quite familiar with ActiveX/OLE/COM via C++/ATL & VB. I enjoyed the wry humor that peppered the book and the constant strangeness had me laughing at loud at times. Still, the book is done in about 20 minutes and I thought it confused COM issues more so than brought them to light. I think it would have been better if ActiveX was ignored and the focus was just on Mr. Bunny & Farmer Jake.
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Summary: It was embarrassing!
Review: I was on a train when I started to read this book. I usually don't laugh out loud, but when I was reading this, I just couldn't help it.This is definitely one of the funniest "geek" books I've seen (haven't seen too many). My wife doesn't get it!
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Summary: It was embarrassing!
Review: I was on a train when I started to read this book. I usually don't laugh out loud, but when I was reading this, I just couldn't help it. This is definitely one of the funniest "geek" books I've seen (haven't seen too many). My wife doesn't get it!
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Summary: A litmus test for Honorable Geekhood
Review: I'm amused at the angry souls who bought this book and 'didn't learn anything about java'. Mr. Bunny has a broad base of experience, and his constant note of wry amusement doesn't preclude some jokes that are predicated on a very thorough understanding of the principles of programming. Not a book for the java beginner; rather a book for the individual who can sum up java as a quick diff against any other OOPL, and who wants an amusing book to share with like-educated friends.
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Summary: One of the funniest things ever in any medium on any subject
Review: I'm not exaggerating. This is one of the best examples of whimsical humour ever, and I speak as a life-long fan of Monty Python, The Goons, Steve Martin, Beachcomber, John Lennon's poems, etc. etc. The contents page alone is God-like.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Mr. Egremont has written the Great American ActiveX/Bunny Novel
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Summary: A perfect example of how to waste ink and paper pulp.
Review: The only reason I gave this book one star is because Amazon.com does not allow me to rate it anything less than that. I read this book in a night and found it to be not only verbose and incoherent, but uninformative. I walked away from this book learning almost nothing about ActiveX. If you are seriously interested in learning about ActiveX, you should steer clear of this book. Not only does it teach you nothing about the topic, but the author should be sued for inferring it does. The $14.95 I spent on this book is perhaps the single most wasteful use of my money I have ever had. The only word I would use to describe this book is one I cannot use here.
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Summary: Its part of the culture of COM
Review: These words are mouthed at one of the conferences by the most popular author of COM books... The presentation style is unique. Its humorous but at the same time gives you a good idea of many things (that is what ActiveX is... many things)
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Summary: It's a Parody, Stupid!
Review: This book is a satire and a parody. It's not intended to teach you anything--other than the fact that we all might be taking some of this computer stuff a little too seriously. You don't need to be a Microsoft synchophant to get the humor. It's certainly funny to people who hold Microsoft in disdain, and responsibly isn't offensive to those of us who work there. Sure, it's short. But it's also pretty cheap! Don't expect this book to teach you anything more than a copy of Mad Magazine--but do expect it to make you laugh much harder.
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Summary: I'll never think of a pixel the same way again.
Review: This book is entertaining to all but the humorless (see the 1-star review). It should be _hilarious_ to any poor geek who has had to write to any of Microsoft's insufferable coding schemes. The punchlines fall fast and furious, which can make the reading a little tedious. I recommend savoring Mr. Bunny's Guide a page (or even a paragraph) at a time, like a box of circus peanuts.
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