MFC and STL [closed]

Question

Would you mix MFC with STL? Why?

Answer 1

Sure. Why not?

I use MFC as the presentation layer, even though the structures and classes in the back-end use STL.

Answer 2

Use STL whenever you can, use MFC when no alternative

Answer 3

I mix them all the time. The only minor PITA was serialization - the MFC containers (CArray, CList, CStringArray, etc.) support CArchive serialization, but when using STL containers you have to roll your own code. In the end I switched to using boost::serialization and dumped the MFC CArchive stuff.

Answer 4

Yes, I have mixed them before without problems. However, after using MFC for over a decade, I would never consider using it for a new project.