Actually MFC uses windows api, but this does not change anything, it is still 1997 API. And we are in year 2023 with worse UI, i would expect it to be in reverse.

"generally the simple stuff", no:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/mfc/media/mfc_heirarchy...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/mfc/media/mfc_heirarchy...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/mfc/media/mfc_heirarchy...

MFC had its set of problems which were related to things like passing messages between windows, but all those are on another level.