Re: [Boost-users] Boost thread conflicts with MFC

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost thread conflicts with MFC
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-11 17:50:27

Robert Ramey wrote:
> aaaaa .... what do you use instead for development of a C++ windows GUI 
> program?

C++/CLI. It is an extension to C++. It is a RAD language which makes GUI 
design much easier than MFC. It is a better .Net language than C# and 
will do .Net GUI using Windows Forms. One can easily mix standard C++ 
libraries/code with it.

But the poster who assumed that Microsoft no longer supports MFC is 
completely wrong, even though I also dislike MFC. They are actually 
putting almost all C++ work into MFC, mainly because Microsoft will 
never allow C++/CLI to seriously compete with their own .Net langauge, 
C#, even though C++/CLI is a superior .Net language thanks to Herb Sutter.

> 
> Robert Ramey
> 
> peter_foelsche_at_[hidden] wrote:
>> It amazes me, that there are still people working with MFC.
>> It does not make much sense to use MFC, after C++ Exception Handling
>> was introduced in 1995.
>> After C++ Exception Handling was introduced one can use constructors
>> to allocate fallible resources.