Cross-platform alternative to COM

Question

I\'ve been enamoured with component based programming (be it with COM, another system, or just using the paradigm in plain C++). It requires a bit of getting used to, if one is

Answer 1

CORBA would certainly be an answer - you should test it before you dismiss it based on speed.

A definite alternative would be XPCOM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPCOM - lack of MSVC does not mean not cross platform.

Good Luck