I just started using it a few months ago, and perhaps the antiquated API you refer is the "old methods" described in wxWidgets books and such. There is a new mo

I just started using it a few months ago, and perhaps the antiquated API you refer is the "old methods" described in wxWidgets books and such. There is a new modern-ish API with jQuery like function chaining, and an Advanced UI (AUI) subsystem enabling one complete control to the presentation layer. It is not perfect, but I'm liking it.