[Question] Creating a windows application in c++?

Nope. Try Qt or wxWidgets.

Win32 will certainly work, but it'll be alot of pain. Whatever you do, there'll be a learning curve, but IMO, Win32 is so low level that it's more of a learning wall than a curve.

Qt and wxWidgets are at a higher level of abstraction that makes it easier to get things up and running, while still retaining the same flexibility and power, with the added benefit of being cross-platform to Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.

Your mileage may vary.

Small dialog based apps aren't too bad, since the DefaultDialogProc handles quite a bit for you. Unless you just want to create a canvas for DirectX or openGL or whatever.

Otherwise, don't do it. It's tedious.

I'd use C# if I wanted a big Windows application these days. I used to do MFC in C++ but that was painful.

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Even libraries like Qt will use win32 ( on windows ) some where inside but it is abstracted away. So why reinvent the wheel? If you don't have a specific reason to work with win32, then you probably shouldn't. Qt is a great library, so is wxWidgets.

I prefer Qt, it's easy to work with, has LOTs of other functionality not just GUI stuff. Also has a cross platform IDE that IMO is second only to VS.

I've never used Qt, but wxWidgets is pretty nice. I recommend that one over win32.

The first time I encountered Win32 I sincerely contemplated firebombing the MS campus.

It's second nature now, but there should at least be a warning label IMO.

The first time I encountered Win32 I sincerely contemplated firebombing the MS campus.

It's second nature now, but there should at least be a warning label IMO.

What's second nature? Win32, or desiring to incinerate Microsoft?

The first time I encountered Win32 I sincerely contemplated firebombing the MS campus.

It's second nature now, but there should at least be a warning label IMO.

What's second nature? Win32, or desiring to incinerate Microsoft?

Oh, you caught that one, did you?

For a simple "game window" Win32 really isn't that bad at all. For anything beyond a simple canvas for rendering then go with a higher level framework. If it's a full on Windows-style GUI app then I'd be more inclined to go for another language like C# (but that's just me).