I actually think COM is an amazing bit of engineering considering its intended use case.
It still feels like a much more advanced way of sharing compiled libraries between different languages than the current default of "export a C ABI and communicate across the barrier via primitive sticks and stones."
COM isn't perfect but I still find it impressive especially since COM/OLE are 40 years old at this point.
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I actually think COM is an amazing bit of engineering considering its intended use case.
It still feels like a much more advanced way of sharing compiled libraries between different languages than the current default of "export a C ABI and communicate across the barrier via primitive sticks and stones."
COM isn't perfect but I still find it impressive especially since COM/OLE are 40 years old at this point.