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Re:Visual Studio for Mac Preview by pjmlp on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:03PM (#12981535)
> COM is essentially a formal way of using C++ vtables

No, it is actually quite actual, I guess you haven't looked into how Windows 8, 8.x, 10 and UWP applications work.

Great summary, though.

Re:Visual Studio for Mac Preview by DonHopkins on Thursday November 17, 2016 @05:37PM (#12982402)
Thanks! By essentially I did mean actually, or literally (in the literal sense (in the literal sense (in the literal sense ...))). ;) http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/essentially
Re:Visual Studio for Mac Preview by pjmlp on Thursday November 17, 2016 @11:43PM (#12984421)
I guess I misunderstood "formal" as "a former".