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- From: jpetrous@ic.net (Jeff Petrous)
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- Subject: Re: MFC v.s. OWL class libraries
- Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1996 14:21:56 GMT
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- James Saunders <saunders@cfm.ohio-state.edu> wrote:
-
- >Would somebody please comment on the relative strengths and weaknesses of
- >these two class libraries?
- >I am curious to know if MFC is becoming the library of choice for windows
- >development.
- >We currently use BC++ 4.52, and we are considering getting VC++ 4.0 for
- >future development, mainly because the MFCes appears to be more widely
- >used for current development, and this is likely to become more true.
- >Are we wrong in our conclusions?
-
- MFC is becoming the standard, mainly because Microslop has licensed it
- to people like Symantec, and Watcom. I have heard through the rumor
- mill that Borland may include MFC sometime in the near future. I
- believe that the 5.0 version of their compilier will allow you to use
- the MFC if you already have it, they just won't provide it.
-
- Jeff
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