Win32

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[edit] Overview

Windows API is a set of API libraries that takes care of most tasks a windows application developer will need to do with the operating system. This library is rather old, but still in use, since it is the only way to access some functionality in the windows OS.

A common way to use this library is not directly, but through wrappers such as WTL and MFC or as calls from other languages and libraries such as the .NET Framework.

[edit] Features

• Windows Application architecture and Threads
• Window, dialogs and controls
• Drawing and printing
• File and database (DAO,ODBC,OLE DB)
• Internet and networking (ISAPI, Sockets etc)

[edit] Similar libraries

• WTL
• .NET Framework
• VCL
• wxWidgets
• GTK+
• Qt
• PowerPlant
• ATL