And COM interfaces. They could be clunky in C/C++ but Delphi implemented interfaces quite nicely[1] back in 1999[2]. And being for Windows, Delphi had full acc

And COM interfaces. They could be clunky in C/C++ but Delphi implemented interfaces quite nicely[1] back in 1999[2]. And being for Windows, Delphi had full access to Win32 API. [1]: https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Using_Interfaces_Across_the_Hierarchy https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Using_In... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Delphi_(software)#Borland_Delphi_5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Delphi_(software)#B...