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Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 9: Conversion
Making a read-only tracking pointer from a read-write tracking pointer.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 8: Tracking const objects
Making tracking pointers to const objects.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 7: Non-modifying trackers, second try
Another attempt to make tracking pointers to objects that you can't modify.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 6: Non-modifying trackers
Making tracking pointers to objects that you can't modify.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 5: Copying our tracking pointer
How to copy from a const tracking pointer.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 4: Using a circular doubly linked list
Building our own circular doubly-linked list.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 3: Using a std::vector
Tracking your trackers with a vector.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 2: Using a std::list
Tracking your trackers with a std::list.
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 1: Concept art
Following an object as it moves.