Updated: July 14, 2020 (August 23, 2004)
Charts & IllustrationsNative C++ Libraries
| Name | Functions | Programming Model | Status |
| Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) | Client Application, COM Component, ActiveX Control |
Class Library | In maintenance; future releases to focus on .NET interoperability |
| ActiveX Template Library (ATL) | COM Component, ActiveX Control |
Template | In maintenance; future releases to focus on .NET interoperability |
| Standard Template Library (STL) | Helper functions | Template | Updated to increase ANSI standards compliance and .NET interoperability |
| Windows Template Library (WTL) | Client Application | Template | Unsupported SDK sample, moved to open source in May 2004 |
| ActiveX Template Library: Server (ATL Server) | Web Application | Template | In maintenance |
Visual C++ includes libraries that assist developers in building several types of applications. This chart summarizes these libraries and categorizes them by their function and programming model.
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