Peeking inside C++/CX delegates
January 24, 2020Jan 24, 202001/24/20If you ever have to debug one of these things.
January 24, 2020Jan 24, 202001/24/20January 24, 2020Jan 24, 202001/24/20Windows Runtime delegates and object lifetime in C++/CX, redux
January 23, 2020Jan 23, 202001/23/20If you are the one calling the delegate, you have an extra thing to worry about.
Not even getting to the airtight hatchway: Creating a process with a different parent
January 22, 2020Jan 22, 202001/22/20Fiddling a knob that isn't connected to anything.
Microspeak: Bucket bugs, bucket spray, bug spray, and failure shift
January 21, 2020Jan 21, 202001/21/20How failures in the wild get categorized by analysis.
Can shrinking a std::string throw an exception?
January 20, 2020Jan 20, 202001/20/20It depends on how you shrink it.
How can I turn a structured exception into a C++ exception without having to use /EHa, if I can constrain exactly where the structured exception is coming from?
January 17, 2020Jan 17, 202001/17/20Trying to contain the damage.
How can I handle both structured exceptions and C++ exceptions potentially coming from the same source?
January 16, 2020Jan 16, 202001/16/20Call for a translator.
Why can’t I use SHSetKnownFolderPath to change the location of FOLDERID_LocalAppData?
January 15, 2020Jan 15, 202001/15/20A acknowledgement of the reality that it not only doesn't work, but leaves the user profile corrupted.
The historical significance of the Burgermaster drive-in restaurant
January 14, 2020Jan 14, 202001/14/20You can just phone it in.
It’s not a security vulnerability that users can access files that they have access to, even if the file is a little hard to find
January 13, 2020Jan 13, 202001/13/20Perhaps it's behind a sign that says Beware of the Leopard.
Old New Thing
Peeking inside C++/CX delegates
January 24, 2020Jan 24, 202001/24/20If you ever have to debug one of these things.
Windows Runtime delegates and object lifetime in C++/CX, redux
January 23, 2020Jan 23, 202001/23/20If you are the one calling the delegate, you have an extra thing to worry about.
Not even getting to the airtight hatchway: Creating a process with a different parent
January 22, 2020Jan 22, 202001/22/20Fiddling a knob that isn't connected to anything.
Microspeak: Bucket bugs, bucket spray, bug spray, and failure shift
January 21, 2020Jan 21, 202001/21/20How failures in the wild get categorized by analysis.
Can shrinking a std::string throw an exception?
January 20, 2020Jan 20, 202001/20/20It depends on how you shrink it.
How can I turn a structured exception into a C++ exception without having to use /EHa, if I can constrain exactly where the structured exception is coming from?
January 17, 2020Jan 17, 202001/17/20Trying to contain the damage.
How can I handle both structured exceptions and C++ exceptions potentially coming from the same source?
January 16, 2020Jan 16, 202001/16/20Call for a translator.
Why can’t I use SHSetKnownFolderPath to change the location of FOLDERID_LocalAppData?
January 15, 2020Jan 15, 202001/15/20A acknowledgement of the reality that it not only doesn't work, but leaves the user profile corrupted.
The historical significance of the Burgermaster drive-in restaurant
January 14, 2020Jan 14, 202001/14/20You can just phone it in.
It’s not a security vulnerability that users can access files that they have access to, even if the file is a little hard to find
January 13, 2020Jan 13, 202001/13/20Perhaps it's behind a sign that says Beware of the Leopard.