The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jan 15, 2025
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How does GetUserDefaultGeoName choose between ISO 3166-1 and UN M.49 codes?
Clarifying the behavior.
Jan 13, 2025
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A simplified overview of ways to add or update elements in a std::map
And using it to find missing opportunities.
Jan 10, 2025
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Why does inadvertently passing a std::string instead of a char const* to a variadic function crash on x86-32 but not x86-64?
Looking at the calling convention and the small string optimization.
Jan 9, 2025
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Inside STL: Waiting for a std::atomic<std::shared_ptr<T>> to change, part 2
Digging into the libstdc++ implementation.
Jan 8, 2025
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Inside STL: Waiting for a std::atomic<std::shared_ptr<T>> to change, part 1
Waiting on a single pointer, but checking for two.
Jan 7, 2025
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Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben: The German Society for the Irregularization of Verbs
Stand strong and proud.
Jan 7, 2025
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Emergency power resets on Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer laptops
Looking for the magic button.
Jan 6, 2025
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How can I tell whether a change to a control was due to the user or due to my program?
You know when it was done by your program because you did it.