What Is COM? - Why the Design of Windows COM Is Still Beautiful Today (archived 2026-09-01)
We explain what COM is from the perspective of Windows COM interface design, IUnknown, GUIDs, and binary compatibility, and why it still holds up today. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/01/25/001-why-com-is-beautiful/, as published on 2026-09-01. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-01-25.
Authors
- Go Komura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8895-8390)
Institutions
- Fujikura (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614442
- Primary Topic
- Usability and User Interface Design
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00