Chapter Six. An Introduction to COM Interop

No matter how good the .NET Framework is as a standalone technology, it could not possibly be successful if it did not integrate seamlessly with Microsoft's existing suite of technologies: Win32, COM/COM+/MTS, that is, the technologies formerly known as the DNA architecture. Microsoft has been touting these technologies for years and thousands of organizations and individuals have written millions of lines of code using these technologies. Few organizations have the luxury of halting functional development for six months to a year or more to completely rearchitect their applications to use .NET. Most organizations therefore will take a gradual migration approach, either integrating .NET technologies ...

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