What has science done?

I originaly learned C++ to code user interface, but the only things I got so far to work is popup messages, and all the programs with interface are coded with microsoft visual basic, VB.net, other .net shit mixed with C++. The question is, can you code user interface with pure C++/C or you have to become a microsoft supporter? or I rather learn python and go yoonicks all the way? Discuss.

It's called Win32 programming, and it uses the existing features of the Windows window manager instead of wrapping them in a layer of bloated OO crap (and sometimes reinventing  controls that Windows already has).

Also, you can do pure C programming for X windows in *nix.