Ask HN: Do people still use COM C++ in 2020?
Outside of legacy code, is there a reason to use COM (Component Object Model) C++ in 2020 if you're programming on Windows? Is there an alternative from Microsoft? My impression was that COM died off after Microsoft went all in on .NET, but now C++ seems to be having a resurgence within Microsoft. But whenever I look up a COM guide, it's from at least a decade ago. Does Microsoft recommend we use COM, Modern C++, or a mix of the two when developing on Windows, and do they have a guide somewhere?