C++ MFC vs .NET?

Question

My colleagues are using Visual Studio 2002 and uses the C++ MFC. I am developing in C #.

It has not been any problems before, but now questioning our customers if we re

Answer 1

Unmanaged code does not necessarily execute faster, it depends on the code written, and the one writing the code. I have read some sophisticated benchmark reports (source, Code Project), and C# beat C++ in some respects, C++ won in others. It depends on your field: I write software for Flight Simulators, hence needing an unmanaged environment. If you are making a GUI application, C# may be the better choice. For low lever socket programming, C++ may return better results. I have noticed no serious speed difference between C++ and C# in normal operations, but I am a fan of C++ for its native portability and C# for its ease.