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by pjmlp 115 days ago
That is why platforms like Common Language Runtime exist, not only COM.

CLR was going to be the COM Runtime+, and idea was reborn again as Windows team with their anti-.NET bias decided to redo Longhorn in C++, with WinRT.

"Turning to the past to power Windows’ future: An in-depth look at WinRT"

https://arstechnica.com/features/2012/10/windows-8-and-winrt...

It is also how Android IPC and Apple's XPC kind of get into the picture.

The elephant in the room is that FOSS OSes hardly embrace such solutions.