Chapter 1. The CLR as a Better COM
My first book, Essential COM (Addison-Wesley 1998), began by describing the problems that plagued the pre-COM world and then proceeded to describe an architecture for solving those problems. Because the CLR is the heir apparent to COM, it seems fitting that this book begin with a similar treatment, this time looking at the world that COM has wrought.
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