What is the easiest way of developing windows GUI apps?

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What is the easiest way of developing windows GUI apps?

Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal 5

How can I create Windows GUI apps using C++ without creating resource files?

David Lowndes 4,726 Reputation points

2023-02-17T16:24:25.96+00:00

Your question is vague, explain what you want to do - and why you don't want to use resource files!
Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal 5 Reputation points

2023-02-17T16:52:42.9133333+00:00

Using resources requires us to learn a new language which people cannot remember. I would like to try Windows Template Library. But, there is no tutorial available on internet.
David Lowndes 4,726 Reputation points

2023-02-17T17:02:33.1933333+00:00

Search for WTL, there are examples out there. I'm not sure why you think using that will eliminate using resources though, and it's not as though there's any new language to learn, the tools in VS make designing UI dialogs easy.
Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points

2023-02-17T17:35:35.9466667+00:00

I would like to try Windows Template Library.

WTL is more than 20 years old...

The last MS Framework is WinUI 3 (based on UWP XAML)

But it depends on which type of GUI you want to create (for basic apps, I still use C++/Win32, or C# (Winforms or WPF), faster)

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David Lowndes 4,726 Reputation points

2023-02-17T16:24:25.96+00:00

Your question is vague, explain what you want to do - and why you don't want to use resource files!
Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal 5 Reputation points

2023-02-17T16:52:42.9133333+00:00

Using resources requires us to learn a new language which people cannot remember. I would like to try Windows Template Library. But, there is no tutorial available on internet.
David Lowndes 4,726 Reputation points

2023-02-17T17:02:33.1933333+00:00

Search for WTL, there are examples out there. I'm not sure why you think using that will eliminate using resources though, and it's not as though there's any new language to learn, the tools in VS make designing UI dialogs easy.
Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points

2023-02-17T17:35:35.9466667+00:00

I would like to try Windows Template Library.

WTL is more than 20 years old...

The last MS Framework is WinUI 3 (based on UWP XAML)

But it depends on which type of GUI you want to create (for basic apps, I still use C++/Win32, or C# (Winforms or WPF), faster)

Answer 1

YujianYao-MSFT 4,296 Microsoft External Staff

Hi Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal,

If you want to use C++ to create a GUI, I suggest you use C++/CLI.

This project can create and use Winform in C++, C++/CLI itself isn't installed by default when you install a Visual Studio C++ workload. You need to search for C++/CLI support in visual studio installer and install it.

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Then you could create a new C++/CLI project.

Best regards,

Elya

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YujianYao-MSFT 4,296 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-02-24T09:00:06.79+00:00

Hi Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal,

May I know if you have got any chance to check my answer? I am glad to help if you have any other questions.

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Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal 5 Reputation points

2023-02-25T17:03:17.1366667+00:00

Instead of using C++/CLI, I would use C#.
Praveen Kumar Sirohiwal 5 Reputation points

2023-02-25T17:05:41.2066667+00:00

Hi YujianYao-MSFT Instead of using C++/CLI, I would use C#

Answer 2

Castorix31 90,686

You can try WinUI 3,

as MS starts to use it in Windows 11 (it was WinUI 2 before) :

Windows 11 build 25309 outs with new File Explorer (WinUI 3) and volume mixer

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