Product Description

Microsoft are promoting their Distributed interNet Architecture (DNA) as a platform for developing fully distributed applications, but it has taken a while to get the DNA message across. The difficulty was in trying to push DNA as a solution in itself, rather that pushing the ideas that make it good, i.e.:n-tier client/server applications~Client transparency~Distributed applications~Fully transactional~Fault tolerant~The core of DNA is the use of business objects in a middle tier of the application, and this is supported by two new technologies: Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), which is a component manager offering full transaction support; and Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ), which provides the fault-tolerance required in distributed application. Together, these make it simple to build into the DNA dream.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1599625 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

Amazon.com Review
If you're thinking of powering your next Web site with the latest in Microsoft Internet technologies, and you program in Visual Basic (VB), then Professional MTS and MSMQ with VB and ASP is for you. This fast-paced tutorial gives you a crash course in using Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and the new Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server, along with other Microsoft tools, for creating dynamic, commerce-enabled Web sites and Web-based applications. The authors provide a step-by-step guide to configuring and designing with VBScript, active server pages (ASPs) using transactions, and the new capabilities of message queuing (which permits systems to be designed with fault tolerance in mind.) Readable and to the point, this guide will likely be all you need for getting the basics of the best in designing Web sites using Microsoft's latest Web tools.

Review
The Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ), and specification for the Universal Data Access (UDA) are Microsoft's proposals for defining a distributed, Internet-based framework known as the "Distributed Internet Architecture" (DNA). Professional MTS and MSMQ with VB and ASP, by Alex Homer and David Sussman, presents a reasonable explanation of how you can leverage DNA to build the Internet applications of the near future.

What I liked about Professional MTS and MSMQ is the authors' ability to smooth all the difficulty of the subject. Reading the book makes using MTS and MSMQ seem simple. Granted, MTS/MSMQ is not that difficult, but the authors still do a good job presenting the topics incrementally, making each the natural follow-up of the previous one... Read more from this review. --Dino Esposito, Dr. Dobb's Journal -- Dr. Dobb's Journal

From the Publisher
This book gets straight down to basics, introducing the concept of DNA and showing it in action. It allows developers to grasp the whole structure of distributed and web-based applications, and then see how the various parts and built and how they interact. There will be a case study around which the book is organized, giving a logical progression through the principles and implementation of the design, development, and final result. This case study is a car retail showroom, where the availablability of cars can be checked, and order placed with the manufacturer

Customer Reviews

Professional? Maybe - Useful? Definitely
If you are new to MTS and MSMQ (which a good number of organizations are), this is a great place to start. Even after a year and a half of MTS/MSMQ programming, I still refer to this book every once in a while for helpful tips and hints. Unfortunately, though, I don't consider it a professional level book. Amidst all of the code samples and screen shots, real technical information is missing. So, if you're looking to get into MTS and MSMQ programming, this book can get you on the right track, but if you're an experienced developer make sure you obtain other resources.

Good Intro - 2 years ago
This book should never have included MSMQ in the title. It is mostly an MTS book; from 1998. MTS is now part of COM+ and while most of the concepts have survived, the implementation is different.

Don't buy it. You can get everything you need out a fifteen minute browse in your local bookstore.

Great introduction to MTS and MSMQ
If you are unfamiliar with MTS and MSMQ, this is a great introduction to both technologies. Once you've read this book, you'll understand the big picture and be ready to delve into the details. Good example code, and well written. It's a real page turner.

Only minor quibble is a few minor production issues. For example, in my copy, there's a sticker on one page to cover up the typos!