Using Visual C++ for C++ instead of C++/CLI

Question

I know how to program in C++ making console programs, but now I want to code programs with interfaces for Windows. MS VS 2010 makes things easy when coding C++ Windows applicati

Answer 1

Visual C++ is perfectly happy to not use C++/CLI syntax, in fact it works even better without it.

Just set "Use of .NET Framework (/clr)" setting in your project options to "No". Or use the "Win32 Application" wizard when creating your project to begin with.

The "native" version of the Forms Designer is called the Dialog Editor and it works much the same way -- you can select textboxes and buttons and things from a palette and drag where you want them in your window.