I've been playing with a 'loose' C++ wrapper around the win32 api that is available on CodeProject (win32++). I like it. Works great with both VC Express and Dev C++. Also with the old Digital Mars compiler I have. I've been coding win32api in C since.... well since the cows left home, and the win32++ wrapper made it easy for me to transition to a C++ way of thinking about it . For personal fun and coding that win32++ wrapper is great. I use that and another 'loose' wrapper around sqlite (CPPSqlLite) also available from CodeProject.
I'm the co-pilot today! Michael Comperchio [email protected] On Mar 22, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Jim McLaughlin wrote: > I have been working with CLR Console apps using Visual C++ 2008 > Express. Now, I too am looking to make the jump from the console to an > event driven windows GUI. Is MFC back in favor? Or is there a better > approach? The IDE offers Windows Forms Apps templates too. > > This thread has been very nformative but it is now 2009. What is the > advice today regarding Windows Forms or MFC? > > Many thanks! > > Jim > > > Well, the reason MFC is a disaster in lieu of OO techniques is > because we > > have to remember that it was developed as Visual C++ was developed. > So, it > > has hacks and workarounds for compiler limitations built right into > it. > >
