COM and ActiveX - Im not 100% sure what COM is.

Hi Guys,

I know what ActiveX is, as I create and use ActiveX components all the time. However, when I see people refer to COM components, Im not 100% sure what one is. I know COM stands for Component Object Model, but thats about it.

Thanks!

COM is pretty much the overall technology that includes ActiveX among other things as far as I know. Here is a google search that may be useful.

http://www.google.com/search?q=com+...lient=firefox-a

Cheers! It makes a bit more sense now.

I've been switching over to .NET, and aparently its a completely different framework (it doesnt fall under the COM library).

I'd recomend any VB6 user who writes programs for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista to switch over - programs that you write in VB.NET are a lot faster.

faster?? maybe only compared to VB... the .NET applications are
considered inefficient regarding speed - if you're into speed
and efficiency, C/C++ is the best choice that exists.

Yeah, when speed is an absolute must and the system that you are writing the software for has little resources, then yes, use c/c++, or assembly!

But I always say: why spend a couple of years developing something if the same results can be achieved in a few months with VB? You wont find yourself in many situations where you simply have to use c++ due to the speed requirements of your app, or lack of system resources on the targeted machine. You only really need it for writing application components (dlls etc) and system files IMO.

Obviously if your writing for Linux, then you don’t particularly want to go off and learn VB.NET