ATL

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Features 3 Similar libraries 4 Advantages 5 Disadvantages 6 Reference 7 Download

[edit] Overview

ATL, Active Template Library, is a collection of C++ classes for Microsoft Windows used to handle COM-components.

[edit] Features

• Creation of windows controls without support DLLs
• MMC snap-in development
• COM Module handling
• Lots of data structures
• Threads and critical sections

[edit] Similar libraries

• MFC
• BOOST

[edit] Advantages

• Light weight library for Windows development

[edit] Disadvantages

• Rather limited since .NET Framework is in many ways more complete and better. However, that non-native code is not always and option.

[edit] Reference

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[edit] Download

This framework is included in Microsoft Visual Studio/Microsoft Visual C++.