Anybody recall the InterViews[0] native C++ toolkit for  X Windows, circa 1993?<p>At the time, it felt like a huge leap forward in ease of writing native GUI apps for X.  The point being, C++ was a medium for lots of great ideas, including one of the early Design Patterns books [1].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;InterViews" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;InterViews</a>
[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Design_Patterns" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Design_Patterns</a>