The Task-Oriented Approach
Kang-Tsung Chang · 2004
This book is designed for ArcGIS users who want to get a quick start on programming ArcObjects. Both ArcGIS and ArcObjects are products developed and distributed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Inc. ArcObjects is the development platform for ArcGIS, a software package for managing geographic information systems (GIS). Ideally, we should learn ArcObjects before using ArcGIS. But that is not the case in reality. We use ArcGIS first through its toolbars and commands. It is easier to follow the user interface in ArcGIS than to sort out objects, properties, and methods in code. The topic of ArcObjects usually emerges when we realize that programming ArcObjects can actually reduce the amount of repetitive work, streamline the workflow, and even produce functionalities that are not easily available in ArcGIS.