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Feb 7, 2025
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Using alternate locales to get more interesting case mapping than the C

Looking for something better.

Feb 6, 2025
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The default C locale is not a very interesting one

It barely understands anything.

Feb 5, 2025
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On exactly when XAML bindings are evaluated if an element is not yet loaded

It depends on which abstraction you prefer.

Feb 4, 2025
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The original name for Flexible Single Master Operations in Active Directory

Not that kind of F-word.

Feb 3, 2025
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On trying to log an exception as it leaves your scope

You can't watch it from an object on the outside.

Jan 31, 2025
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Creating a generic insertion iterator, part 2

Satisfying the iterator requirements, perhaps with a little cheating.

Jan 30, 2025
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Creating a generic insertion iterator, part 1

We provide the boilerplate; you provide the smarts.

Jan 29, 2025
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How do I create an inserter iterator that does unhinted insertion into an associative container like std::map
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Curiously missing from the standard library.

Jan 28, 2025
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My electric toothbrush was acting up, so I tried to reboot it

It didn't help.