The Old New Thing

The case of the crash in a C++/WinRT coroutine: Unpeeling the onion

May 5, 2023 May 5, 2023 05/5/23

Raymond Chen

Digging deeper and deeper.

Why does XAML complain that none of the overloads of winrt::to_hstring could be used?

May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 05/4/23

Raymond Chen

Look at what you are converting from and converting to.

What can I do if I don’t want my file version number to be a sequence of four integers?

May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023 05/3/23

Raymond Chen

The format is enforced by the Windows file format, but you can present the information in a custom way.

Why does Task Manager disappear briefly when you switch it into or out of Always on top?

May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 05/2/23

Raymond Chen

Ascending to another plane of existence.

How is it even possible to cheat on a musical performance practical exam?

May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 05/1/23

Raymond Chen

Nature finds a way.

A quick note about WRL’s Chain­Interfaces template class

May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 05/1/23

Raymond Chen

For interfaces which extend each other.

On the finer points of cancelling timers and wait objects in Windows thread pool

April 28, 2023 Apr 28, 2023 04/28/23

Raymond Chen

Assorted little details.

What’s up with this new memory_order_consume memory order?

April 27, 2023 Apr 27, 2023 04/27/23

Raymond Chen

A weaker variation of acquire.

One way to defer work when a re-entrant call is detected

April 26, 2023 Apr 26, 2023 04/26/23

Raymond Chen

Tying a string on your finger, as a reminder to yourself.

A code comment noting the steps to take when a 256th enum field is added

April 25, 2023 Apr 25, 2023 04/25/23

Raymond Chen

A note for my future self.