title: Strict C Win GUI programming
body: <p>Good day folks, I'm in a need of a bit of guidance.</p>
  
  <p>Basically, I'm a webdev who knows some C from the past, but I've only developed somewhat simple console apps for *nix.</p>
  
  <p>Shortly, I want to develop a simple Win program with a GUI and not get my hands into any of the following technologies:</p>
  
  <p>.NET C#
  Java
  C++ (especially this one)</p>
  
  <p>Because I have nor the time nor the need for it currently.</p>
  
  <p>1). Can I use wxWidgets without resorting to cpp (if not, what other native looking and lightweight widget toolkit would you suggest?)
  2). Can I use OpenCV with strict C? (no templates, inline functions, etc)
  3). Should I look for other options for a compiler besides MinGW? Is Intel one worth investigating? (AFAIK, it has a restrictive license).
  4). What IDE of the following would you suggest for windows / c programming</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Dev-C++</li>
  <li>Eclipse with appropriate plugins (can't remember the exact one)</li>
  <li>Any text editor + *.bat for compiling??</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>