Which one is better gtk+, mfc, wxWidget, .net

[jk1998]

I planning to learn some gui programming, but I don't know which one to choose: gtk+, mfc, wxWidget, .net... Which one is better? I am going to program with C++. All opinions are welcomed. Thanks

[laserlight]

GTK+ and wxWidgets may serve you better since they are somewhat more cross platform and open source. Of course, it depends on your needs, but if you are just picking one to learn, those two seem good enough to me (lots of documentation and user community).

[Ken Fitlike]

I am going to program with C++

Then you should probably replace gtk+ in your list with gtkmm, the "C++ Interfaces for GTK+".

gtk+/gtkmm render their own controls/widgets so, if you want a native look for your gui applications then you should probably work with one of the others.

[@nthony]

I'd stay away from MFC. Before choosing a GUI API, I did some research on MFC and discovered "shady" things about:
For the most part, MFC will only work with the Microsoft family of compilers.
Support for it in the future is shaky as Microsoft will be replacing it with .NET.
And since it is only a wrapper for the standard C winAPI, not all functionality is carried over one-to-one.

[jk1998]

Could someone explain to me what's the different between MFC and .NET? Is .NET much better than MFC?

[Ken Fitlike]

FAQ: What is MFC? .Net covers a bunch of different technologies: this page looks as good as any to start reading about them.