Windows Template Library
| Windows Template Library (WTL) | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Stable release | 10.0.10320
/ November 16, 2020 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Library |
| License | Common Public License, Microsoft Public License |
| Website | wtl |
| Repository | sourceforge |
Windows Template Library (WTL) is a free software, object-oriented C++ template library for Win32 development. WTL was created by Microsoft employee Nenad Stefanovic for internal use and later released as an unsupported add-on to Visual Studio and the Win32 Framework SDK. It was developed primarily as a light-weight alternative to the Microsoft Foundation Classes and builds upon Microsoft's ATL, another lightweight API widely used to create COM and ActiveX libraries.