FTP Client - MFC/ Other frame work ? Suggest.

[thomus07]

Dear brothers,
I am about to develop a secure FTP Client and I am sorting out the technical availabilities in MFC and API and thats what I am really interested.

But when I have a look at the frame works like Qt, wxwidgets, it contains similiar support like MFC and in addition its CROSS PLATFORM.

Really the only attribute "CROSS PLATFORM" is making my mind to change from MFC to other frame works.

I am expecting experts voice - Am I losing anything leaving MFC?

[Edders]

You may be losing out on support. There are many more people using MFC than there are using an alternative framework. This means that there are many people more who could answer a question when you're stuck with something. The same thing is true with books on the subject - lots have been written for MFC, I know of only one for wxWidgets.

Having that said, a framework like wxWidgets comes with a lot of online documentation and examples. It also has a users forum on their website. On this forum questions are being answered by people involved with the development of the frmawork itself. So it may in the end not be that difficult to get a question answered.

Professionally I've been using MFC for years but privatly I've started using wxWidgets (mostly since MS did not ship MFC with their express version of VS2005 and I thought it a good time to investigate the cross platform frameworks).

[thomus07]

Thankyou Edders for you kind reply.

There are many more people using MFC than there are using an alternative framework. This means that there are many people more who could answer a question when you're stuck with something.

Yes. This is true.
But forgetting a very few disadvantages I may get a much worthy outcome. (CROSS PLATFORM). I will next reply this after 10 hours. Its already time for me. See you soon brother.

[henky@nok.co.id]

The other option when thinking cross-platform is Java. Since these language
is OOP, it's not much different with C++. Well, it depends on your goals.

[thomus07]

henky@nok.co.id The other option when thinking cross-platform is Java.


I am again after the break . Thank you Henky. Its a valuable suggestion.

But I always puzzled, that MFC was built with API hidden in their class hierarchy, how the other frame works could extend its support to cross platform. Invoking the individual APIs ?.