Editorial Note We've selected Part 2, "Component-Oriented Java," of Active Visual J++ for inclusion in the MSDN Library due to the uniqueness of this section of the book. Although everyone is talking about COM, Java Beans, and Java, no one is writing much about how to tie them all together. Since COM is an excellent component technology and Java is becoming a relevant language for Web development, this section of the book demonstrates how to mix them successfully.
Part 1, "Object-Oriented Programming," and Part 3, "Application Java," both present well-written material on their subjects; however, because there are already numerous good books, as well as many good articles available on the MSDN Library, they have not been included at this time.