Does anyone use COM+
 

I just got a book called "Visual Basic and COM+ Programming By Example" By Peishu Li, and I guess COM isn't a "popular" language. Anyone know why?

There is some useful information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM%2B

One thing they say, is the COM architecture has become outdated by Microsoft's .NET framework. That's one reason people probably don't use COM+ with COM architecture, when they could just use C# with .NET Framework.

Skim through some example code. See if Com+ is pleasing to read and write. That aspect seems to have a big impact on a language's popularity as well. *cough*Pearl*cough*.

One thing to remember is don't learn a language because someone else is learning it. Who knows, maybe you might need this language in the future. Am I the one to know? If you're not restricted by a career or another hobby, why not sit back and cook up a couple things in COM+. =P

I wasn't sure how to phrase my question but since I'm complete newbie I don't want to start off with something where I wouldn't be able to find the answers or get help. Shouldn't hurt to try it out though. It just doesn't seem like COM is mentioned often but now I see why.. thanks :).