For the Visual C++ people?

I'm a beginner at using Visual C++ or C++ actually. I am to do a GUI for a project using Visual C++ and I heard that there are 2 ways to do it: MFC and CLR. Can someone explain what they are with their advantages and disadvantages and which is more suitable for a beginner like me? And also, which one do you use and why? Thanks.

For the Visual C++ people?
You could start with MFC, which is very easy.





MFC is a framework, in other words, a group of functions, definitions methods and objects that allow you to use the windows api easily.





CLR is run time execution environment for .Net, It provides runtime as well as compile time services. e.g Memory Management, debuging CLR works with the CLS (Common Language Specification) and CTS (Common Type Systems) to ensure language interoperability.
Reply:for c++ beginner, you can start with some console application, without GUI, so you do not need MFC nor CLR (is CLR for .net 2.0?).


after you have a clear understanding of c++, you can choose which ... to use.

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