MTS and COM object development Books

ASP brought the convenience of programming to the web. It also brought about the power of regular client-server world in the form of COM components. Microsoft Transaction Server emerged as a strong middle-tier that can be used to scale ASP as well as client-server apps that use the Microsoft DNA architecture. In this section, we provide the best books on the above technologies.

Editor's Pick - Professional MTS and MSMQ Programming with VB and ASP
Alex Homer, Dave Sussman

Another great book from the team which brought us some great ASP/ADO books. The authors have used very good examples to explain the concepts of MTS and MSMQ. A must buy if you are into heavy database development work with ASP or Visual Basic in conjunction with ADO/OLEDB. Although beginners can find this book interesting, a fair amount of database and Visual Basic knowledge is required.

MTS Programming with Visual Basic 6
Scot Hillier, Dan Mezick

This book is like a "lite" version of the "Professional MTS and MSMQ" book discussed in the section elsewhere. Scott Hillier brings a great deal of his experience to the book; he is an active contributor to various magazines and books. The book initially deals with creating MTS components with Visual Basic. The last few chapters discuss deploying these components on the web using ASP.

Designing Component-Based Applications
Mary Kirtland

This is not a "me too" book on component design but another great resource for developing COM components (or as the book puts it, applications). The book handles not mere component design but also a great overview of n-tier architecture within Microsoft's Windows DNA. Also previews the much anticipated Windows 2000 and COM+.