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What type of c++ should I use?

Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past 3 years it's just
been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that is just too slow in
managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what should I use in vc++
7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig
Nov 16 '05 #1
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Borland C++ builder is the best C++ tool for GUI
development. You can develop com servers using VisStudio
and call these com servers from Borland developed GUI.
-----Original Message-----
Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past 3 years it's justbeen c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that is just too slow inmanaged code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what should I use in vc++7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig
.

Nov 16 '05 #2
Good old borland, never thought of them. What makes their product good at
GUI stuff?

Are they actually going to be around for much longer? ;-)

C

"ququ" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:02******** *************** *****@phx.gbl.. .
Borland C++ builder is the best C++ tool for GUI
development. You can develop com servers using VisStudio
and call these com servers from Borland developed GUI.
-----Original Message-----
Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past

3 years it's just
been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that

is just too slow in
managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what

should I use in vc++
7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig
.

Nov 16 '05 #3
Borland VCL (Visual Component Library) is the perfect
collection of VB stile GUI components vor C++. Most recent
version Borland C++ builder 6 was released less then year
ego. Check http://www.borland.com

Regards
-----Original Message-----
Good old borland, never thought of them. What makes their product good atGUI stuff?

Are they actually going to be around for much longer? ;-)

C

"ququ" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in messagenews:02******* *************** ******@phx.gbl. ..
Borland C++ builder is the best C++ tool for GUI
development. You can develop com servers using VisStudio
and call these com servers from Borland developed GUI.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hey,
>
>My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the
past 3 years it's just
>been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application
that is just too slow in
>managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what

should I use in vc++
>7, ATL, MFC or Win32?
>
>thanks
>Craig
>
>
>.
>

.

Nov 16 '05 #4
You're probably going to get a variety of answers to this "subjective "
question. in my opinion MFC is a good thing to learn. It is a pretty thin
layer on the Win32 API with lots of helper classes. MSFT has said that they
will continue to support and improve MFC for the forseeable future so the
investment in time to learn it will not be a waste.

My two pesos...

Tom

"ilPostino" <ne**@ip80.co m> wrote in message
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Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past 3 years it's just been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that is just too slow in managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what should I use in vc++ 7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig

Nov 16 '05 #5
You may want to consider the WTL, the Windows Template Library. Here one place to start learning about it: http://www.codeproject.com/wtl/
I'm guessing an ATL programmer will feel right at home with it. I'd consider MFC only if you'll need third-part components (like Dundas, Stingray, etc...)


"ilPostino" <ne**@ip80.co m> wrote in message news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..
Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past 3 years it's just
been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that is just too slow in
managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what should I use in vc++
7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig

Nov 16 '05 #6
Hi,

Our company uses C#, Delphi and occasionally MFC for apps and to be quite
honest I wouldn't have said that there was much perceptible difference
between them as far as UI speed was concerned (except for the slight 'first
time JIT compile' issue with C#). I am a bit curious as to what you might be
doing with C# that makes the UI seem so slow?

Cheers

Doug Forster

"ilPostino" <ne**@ip80.co m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..
Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past 3 years it's just been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that is just too slow in managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what should I use in vc++ 7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig

Nov 16 '05 #7
"ququ" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:0f******** *************** *****@phx.gbl.. .
Borland VCL (Visual Component Library) is the perfect
collection of VB stile GUI components vor C++. Most recent
version Borland C++ builder 6 was released less then year
ego. Check http://www.borland.com


First of all, more than a year ago, second of all there will be no more VCL
updates (they're going to wxwindows). And third, builder is extremely bug
ridden
Nov 16 '05 #8
Good lack with UpdateData() crap.
-----Original Message-----
"ququ" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in messagenews:0f******* *************** ******@phx.gbl. ..
Borland VCL (Visual Component Library) is the perfect
collection of VB stile GUI components vor C++. Most recent version Borland C++ builder 6 was released less then year ego. Check http://www.borland.com
First of all, more than a year ago, second of all there

will be no more VCLupdates (they're going to wxwindows). And third, builder is extremely bugridden
.

Nov 16 '05 #9

I wouldn't go with Borland and vcl. Very outdated stuff.
"ilPostino" <ne**@ip80.co m> wrote in message
news:ei******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
Good old borland, never thought of them. What makes their product good at
GUI stuff?

Are they actually going to be around for much longer? ;-)

C

"ququ" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:02******** *************** *****@phx.gbl.. .
Borland C++ builder is the best C++ tool for GUI
development. You can develop com servers using VisStudio
and call these com servers from Borland developed GUI.
-----Original Message-----
Hey,

My experience with c++ is limited to ATL and for the past

3 years it's just
been c#. I need to write a UI intensive application that

is just too slow in
managed code. So I'm re-doing it in unmanaged c++, what

should I use in vc++
7, ATL, MFC or Win32?

thanks
Craig
.



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