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- From: smallmac@mindspring.com (Jim McFarland)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Visual C++ V4.0 books
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 20:40:42 GMT
- Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc.
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- On 13 Feb 96 08:27:19 -0800, KMays@msn.com (Kenneth Mays) wrote:
- >Now I can debate this, but look at OWL V5.0. I just got the hang of
- >OWL V2.0 and now they unleash OWL V5.0. Several companies want their
- >programmers to convert OWL V1.5 - 2.0 to MFC V4.0!!! After reviewing
- >the two, I think staying with Visual C++ is the better product for
- >Windows 95/NY development!
- >Suprisingly, if OWL was such a great library - why are most companies
- >using MFC V4.0???? Why is MFC consider the TRUE industry standard?!?
-
- You can't always assume the technically superior product will dominate
- the industry. Just becuase MFC is the defacto standard, that does not
- mean there is anything wrong with OWL or that MFC "is all that". I
- don't have OWL experience, so I don't want to get involved in the OWL
- vs. MFC debate on the technical level. So far, I have only used the
- zApp Application framework on the job. I have chosen MFC as the
- framework to learn in my spare time and will try to move into MFC
- programming in my job in the future, but that does not mean I think or
- care that MFC is the best technically. I only think that knowing MFC
- it is the superior choice professionally for the near future.
-
- >Borland is stuck with OWL for now and I ask, why should we suffer
- >with a hacked up library system (OWL) when we can get a standard that
- >won't change drastically vall at the drop of tea. I won't buy Borland
- >C++ V5.0.0, i'd rather have Mocrosoft Visual V4.0.
- >
-
- What makes you think MFC isn't also constantly changing? Don't get me
- wrong, I am not knocking your choice of VC++/MFC, as that is my
- choice, too. The point I want to make is that neither is the perfect
- technical solution for Windows development, and both will continue to
- change. As working programmers, though, we can't always make our
- choices on technical merit alone.
-
- Later...
- Jim
-
- smallmac@mindspring.com
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