MFC Last modified: Friday, March 01, 2002
Short for Microsoft Foundation Classes, a large library of C++ classes developed by Microsoft. For Windows -based applications written in C++, MFC provides an enormous headstart. One of the hardest parts of developing C++ programs is designing a logical hierarchy of classes. With MFC, this work has already been done. MFC is bundled with several C++ compilers and is also available as part of the Microsoft Developer's Network (MSDN).
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about MFC . Also check out the following links! The MFC Professional site  This resource site contains links to source code and classes, shareware and freeware, a mailing list archive with over 500 articles, programming tips, a collection of articles on ActiveX and OLE, monthly book reviews, user groups, event information, and a product gallery. Armstrong's WidgetWare.com This Windows developer's resource center contains links to FAQs, books, articles, and related Web resources for COM, OLE, ActiveX, MFC, and Win32. It is hosted by the author of several books on ActiveX and OLE. Front-end bug smashing in Visual C++ and MFC This article focuses on coding techniques in C++ and exploiting what MFC provides to find and kill bugs early in the development cycle. It appeared in the Visual C++ Developers Journal in November 1996. MFC Programmer's SourceBook Contains hundreds of articles with source code in 35 categories, a very active discussion board (300+ messages each day), and a dynamic FAQ. MFC Visual C++ FAQ This FAQ is a clearing house for answers to MFC questions commonly asked in USENET newsgroups and the MFC List. These pages are hosted by Stingray Software.	Foundation Classes AFC C# C++ class Visual C++ Give Us Your Feedback Shopping MFC Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Cartridges and Toners 6189 Store Offers Printers 53 Model Matches Toys 21 Store Offers