---
title: "Updater is the new DCOM"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2005/3/2/updater-is-the-new-dcom.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2005/3/2/updater-is-the-new-dcom.html"
published: "2005-03-02T23:00:00"
updated: "2005-03-02T23:00:00"
tags: ["Architecture"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "I know I've been somewhat \"Agile-Focused\" these past few months. I almost feel bad for all those people who read my blog for cool technical stuff. I've become a bore on non-agile stuff, haven't I? Well, that's how I…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
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# Updater is the new DCOM

By Roy Osherove March 2, 2005 In [Architecture](https://osherove.com/blog/category/architecture)

**Historical article** · Originally published March 2, 2005; technical details may be outdated.

I know I've been somewhat "Agile-Focused" these past few months. I almost feel bad for all those people who read my blog for cool technical stuff. I've become a bore on non-agile stuff, haven't I? Well, that's how I feel anyway.

The main reason is that I've been busy building up my new business. It's actually going quite _great._ to the point that I have even less time than before, actually.

I did get to do some tech stuff today - I had to implement the updater application block on a 2003 project. Boy, did that hurt. It still does not work perfectly, mainly because of various configuration issues.

Is the updater application block the new DCOM? (useful, but you need a free week to make it work).

So, anyway. I hope to have some time for a few tips in that regard during the weekend. I hope. Don't hate me.

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## About the author

**Roy Osherove**: Senior Solutions Architect at AWS working on AI for production and AI-driven development; author of The Art of Unit Testing and Elastic Leadership, with about 20 years of consulting and training on unit testing, TDD, team leadership and continuous delivery.

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