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In fact, I just upgraded an MFC music application[0] to VS2022 and 64-bit this year, marking the first release in 15 years. I'm not a Windows developer, and ha

In fact, I just upgraded an MFC music application[0] to VS2022 and 64-bit this year, marking the first release in 15 years. I'm not a Windows developer, and had to learn it while working on this upgrade. The MFC documentation has clearly atrophied, but has far as I can tell, there's also not blessed upgrade path for C++ applications. [0]: https://github.com/terinjokes/mixere https://github.com/terinjokes/mixere

juki 4y ago
> blessed upgrade path for C++ applications. There is C++/WinRT + WinUI 3, but looking at the screenshot that will pretty much require re-designing the whole UI so it's not going to be a simple upgrade.
- terinjokes 4y ago
  It's a technical application, so I'm not entirely thrilled by doing that. I just looked for documentation to replace a popup or preference window with WinUI 3, but didn't see anything that made sense for me.