Use Bonobo for what it's good for
or, don't you dare use it for what it's not good for and blame me

ssize_t write (
   int, const void *, size_t)

void Bonobo_Stream_write (
   Bonobo_Stream,
   const Bonobo_Stream_iobuf *,
   CORBA_Environment *);

Similarities
blocking, exceptions,
easy to get wrong, potentialy slow
'local' / 'remote' API
Differences
can't re-enter
nicer exceptions