Why use XFC instead of GTK+?
Over the years application programming has become more complex. Today, C++ is a better way the manage that complexity because it provides you with a variety of programming designs, both object-oriented and conventional, that let you develop high-quality applications. Properly used, C++ code is easily maintainable, is extensible and can be performance and memory efficient. The Xfce Foundation Classes provide a compact but comprehensive C++ wrapper around the GTK+ libraries. XFC judiciously uses C++ language features and does not layer on too much extra C++ complexity. Its API is easy to understand and use, and should feel immediately familiar to most GTK+ programmers. Throughout its development XFC has maintained a good balance between remaining faithful to GTK+ and remaining faithful to C++. Hence the catchphrase – “the power of gtk+, the power of c++”.
