title: What is C++/WinRT exactly?
body: <p>I have been searching around the web. I get <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B/WinRT" rel="noreferrer">that</a>:</p>
  
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    <p>C++/WinRT is provided as a standard C++17 header file library</p>
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  <p>But what is it really? Is it a new Object oriented replacement for the age-old Win32 API? Is it a replacement for the Qt framework on Windows? Is it a networking library (most examples seem to be about networking). Is it a GUI framework? Is it the preferred way to write new Windows applications? Is it a replacement for the infamous MFC library?</p>