I have written code in native ANSI C++ that does some complicated numerical analysis. I would like to develop a simple GUI for it (a couple of radio buttons and text boxes). I hear that Microsoft “managed” C++ code makes GUI development easy, but is less powerful computationally than native C++.
So my question is, what would be the best approach for me to develop a simple GUI while retaining the power of the native C++?
Please note I have zero experience with developing GUIs and very limited experience with VS (I just use it to build console versions).
Use Qt. It compiles into native code. It has a rather steep learning curve and it is cross-platform.