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2021 dual-screen year in review

Hakon Strande December 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021 12/30/21

Hello Android developers! 2021 was a big year for dual-screen devices with the release of Microsoft Surface Duo 2. It has also been a busy year for developers with Jetpack Window Manager – Google’s common API for foldable device info – graduating from alpha to beta and then release candidate, the SlidingPaneLayout control was ...

Surface Duo Blog

The C++/CX `String^` is not an object, even though it wears a hat

Raymond Chen December 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021 12/30/21

A strange beast that thing is.

The Old New Thing

You can't copy code with memcpy; code is more complicated than that

Raymond Chen December 29, 2021 Dec 29, 2021 12/29/21

There's more to code than just instructions.

The Old New Thing

Astrophotography with Windows, Tiny PCs, and WPF

Pete Brown December 28, 2021 Dec 28, 2021 12/28/21

Windows on an embedded PC, running .NET and WPF apps for Astrophotography

#ifdef Windows

A rejected attempt to inject pseudo-physics into Windows 8 toast notifications

Raymond Chen December 28, 2021 Dec 28, 2021 12/28/21

Like a mischievous rubber band flung across the screen.

The Old New Thing

How do I add custom controls to the common file open or file save dialogs?

Raymond Chen December 27, 2021 Dec 27, 2021 12/27/21

A survey of the history of customization, leading to the present.

The Old New Thing

The Thanksgiving to Christmas sales nationwide of the VIS could be tabulated in an unsigned char

Raymond Chen December 24, 2021 Dec 24, 2021 12/24/21

One of the great duds of console gaming history.

The Old New Thing

Happy holidays

Guy Merin December 23, 2021 Dec 23, 2021 12/23/21

Hello Android developers! As the weather cools down (or heats up, depending on your hemisphere), it’s time to take a break and ease into the new year. If you’re using down time to learn a new skill or get some personal projects underway, we have plenty of content to keep you entertained! Here’s some suggestions for ...