Thread: c++ development

MFC is not hell. That is morons who has no knowledge who speaks.
MFC is just one framework for Windows programming - you can use others as well. There are other framework that are cross-platform, too.
Don't worry - C++ is not going anywhere so you don't have to be afraid to choose it as your programming platform.

Still not 100% about the question, though? What is it you're confused about and what is it you want to accomplish?

Programming in GUI requires that you FULLY understand your C or C++ language, because many of the concepts are written to be fairly efficient, not to be "easy to use".

I've done a little bit of GUI programming [I've written a program that prints 2, 4 or 6 pictures on a single page, and I've started on a "Graphical Soduko solver" - I did both of these projects mostly whilst "between jobs", so I haven't quite finished either of them - the first one works reasonably well, the latter is completely unable to "solve" the puzzle, but I can solve it myself - if it's solvable at all.] However, I choose to do this in GUI to challenge myself. I used MFC, because it appears to me as a "better choice" than straight Win32 - it's certainly easier to get going with.

I have also written GUI apps in OS/2 - I wrote an "analog clock", for example.

There are other things that will teach you how to program, without doing GUI work. You could for example do network programming, database programming, or learn how to do "good object design".

Writing a simple 3D application (rotate a cube to start with, perhaps) is another task that can be a challenge if you haven't done it before.

Edit: At work, I do software to support 2D and 3D drawing in an embedded environment, using C++.
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Mats

I've done many GUI apps with MFC. I've done misc projects and I once did an emulator for Chip8, as well.
Still, you need to understand the language first. Start with consoles and work your way up. Then you can choose an area to specialize in.