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Thanks! I think WTL is great and hope it continues. I just don't want to get caught on the trailing edge again. My software losers: Quick Basic, Uniface, FoxPro, PowerBuilder, Power++..... My hardware losers: Amstrad, Packard Bell, Prime, DEC..... 
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Ed Gadziemski wrote:
Amstrad
Amstrad! *cough* 
Faith. Believing in something you *know* isn't true.
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I agree with Jim. WTL, as a technology, is clearly superior to MFC (and I think to .NET). However, it is incomplete, undocumented, and not at all certain to become MFC's ultimate replacement. MS has put the weight of their company behind .NET. Currently, it is the best bet for moving beyond MFC.
I'm not a real reverend, I just play one on CP.
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I think that it is perfectly acceptable to continue using WTL, because of the support from the developer communites that use WTL, and the fact that you have the 20 header files that it is completely contained. So as long as WIN32 applications are in style, WTL can be in style as well.
I am currently working on an game written with DirectX and WTL. I have been able to do everything that I wanted to do so far. I needed a more efficient message pump object than the original one that came with WTL, so I wrote one and plugged it into WTL. Works like a charm. (I also wrote an article about it here on CP, called WTL Game Loop).
WTL has its place, if you are moving on to .Net then this isn't for you. If you are staying with client based applications on a windows PC, I think this is a great choice.
Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day
Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life!
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First Suggestions.....
How about a board on Web Services alone? I would say we could add a J# discussion board, but I think we all know where that would go. 
Nick Parker
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I agree. Those posers. 
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"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." -Albert E.
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Nishant S wrote:
We need two more forums, or must remove 1 because now it's not rectangular
Maybe a merge of Managed C++ with Visual C++ one would solve the problem. MC++ has only 500 posts, and eveybody is asking MC++ question in VC++ forum anyway 
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Michael Dunn wrote:
WTL RULES!
I second that! 
Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day
Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life!
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Third! Me! I wanna be third!!!
Red wine and sleeping pills help me get back to your arms.
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