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by dufferzafar 4352 days ago
This is probably the nicest looking Windows application I have seen in a while. The website is pretty slick too. This is the kind of detail that you usually get to see for Mac applications. Great Job. Seriously.

Right after I saw the animated details (you know, the one that pops up when you click "Change") I wanted to see its source code :/

Can you please tell us what language? and/or 3rd party controls are you using? Please?

I'm guessing it might be on the work in progress page but the page looks too detailed, so I have bookmarked it for when I have more time than I currently do.

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It's in C++, but closer to the C than to ++. The UI is done in a thin wrapper framework that runs directly over Win32 API. Custom controls, animations, etc. - all's from scratch. It's all much easier than it looks, just need to let MFC/ATL/XYZ go :)
I always thought that of all the Microsoft "frameworks" ATL and WTL were the best thought-out and most useful, and reasonably lightweight. I never really got the hang of MFC, but WTL clicked very quickly for me.