The '90s were full of ballyhoo about object orientation and "soon we'll be bolting together software with off-the-shelf components." Thanks to the failure to s

The '90s were full of ballyhoo about object orientation and "soon we'll be bolting together software with off-the-shelf components." Thanks to the failure to standardize C++ ABIs (among other reasons) that didn't happen... except for VBXs. You really could throw together a CRUD app pretty quickly with off-the-shelf VBX controls.