Re: Future?

From: Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP] (cpdaniel_remove_this_and_nospam_at_mvps.org.nospam)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:04:02 -0800

Mohanasundaram wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> What is the future of MFC, ATL, COM, DCOM and ActiveX?

They'll be around for at least another decade - likely longer.

> Will Microsoft slowly replace them with .Net and related things
> makeing the above legacy?

Most likely, yes.

-cd

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