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- From: Jim McFarland <jgm6@orkand.em.cdc.gov>
- Subject: Re: Visual C++
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- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:51:12 GMT
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- BPARR@ wrote:
- >In <4cumsj$o9t@btree.brooktree.com>, sasha@brooktree.com (Alex Bakaev) writes:
- >>Utter rubbish. Show me at least one Win95 or Win NT component written
- >>in MFC. Stop this mindless promotion of MFC, please. At least in the
- >>C++ newsgroup.
- >>
- >>Alex
- >>
- >Can programs be writen for windows/win95 using Visual C++ without using the MFC? I can program some in C and am trying to learn C+=
- + but even the most simple program in C++ I need to know and know haow to use many of the MFC classes. Is there an easier/other way=
- ?
- >
- >Bob
-
- Of course. You can write straight to the Win32 API and not use MFC.
- Don't kid yourself into thinking that is easier than MFC programming.
- You have to learn lower level Windows programming instead of the MFC
- class hierarchy, and the Visual C++ code generating capabilities will not
- be avaiable to you. If you are writing components, then you can be
- justified in avoiding MFC, but if you are writing applications and not
- using some sort of application framework (MFC, OWL, zApp, etc.) then you
- better be sure you know what you are doing or you are setting yourself up
- for a productivity hit.
-
- Jim
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