Microsoft Simplifies API for Longhorn

zzxc writes "InternetWeek.com reports that Microsoft is cleaning up its API and integrating its XML Application Markup Language for its anticipated Longhorn release. An unnamed source says that Microsoft will be slashing the number of API calls from 76k to 8k. In addition, the new graphics device interface, codename Avalon, will use XAML-based scripts instead of a complicated API. Microsoft is planning on including XAML design in the next Visual Studio.net release. CRN is also reporting on this."

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the alternative already exists

[HungWeiLo]

For simple GUI apps, the WTL (a stripped-down ATL) framework provides all the GUI elements, sans the MFC nastiness and bulkiness. Of course, when I tried to use it last, it was nicely undocumented. (That could be changed by now)