Coincidentally, as an anecdotal data point, COM via C boilerplate (out of necessity) is all I've ever seen. And while it made me bloody angry each single time,

Coincidentally, as an anecdotal data point, COM via C boilerplate (out of necessity) is all I've ever seen. And while it made me bloody angry each single time, I'm happy I didn't have to deal with the dogpile that was built on top of it.