bad_op3rator

It was mainly because Win2k was basically the next version of WinNT which had nothing in common with Win95/98 under the hood.

Jeez... with all due respect, not sure it's a great idea to cover yourself with "the rest of us"... but back to the idea of frameworks that make life easier. One of the problems with frameworks is that sooner or later, you start hacking them, breaking the ideas behind them, and make your life complicated. So it's better to think twice before start using any framework. BTW Why do you call it a framework?

It's always a good idea to end up with fewer dependencies

Go is already an intentionally simple language with an excellent standard library, and dictates how to do things in the right way. Do we really need something on top of it? Not to mention, it's quite common that engineers like to reinvent the wheel, at least a little bit. It's just part of the fun, no one can blame them for that)

Mb the ppl who work on that application should invest a little bit more time in learning how to use C++ properly. I know it sounds a bit silly but if you deal with C++ you should learn it first enough to use it in the right way, or just switch to another programming language, Go is a good candidate.