The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jul 16, 2025
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The Fundamental Failure-Mode Theorem: Systems lie about their proper functioning
It doesn't say what it does on the tin.
Jul 15, 2025
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Perhaps not a recommended usage for an emergency power outlet
Maybe that's not a critical system.
Jul 14, 2025
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There is a std::chrono::high_resolution_clock , but no low_resolution_clock
For when you care only enough to be roughly on time.
Jul 11, 2025
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Detecting and reporting all unhandled C++ exceptions as well as all unhandled structured exceptions
Closing another exit point.
Jul 10, 2025
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Our first attempt to detect and report all unhandled C++ exceptions as well as all unhandled structured exceptions
Identifying and classifying the exit points.
Jul 9, 2025
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When I install an unhandled structured exception filter, why doesn’t std::terminate get called?
You're using the same hook that the compiler uses to call std::.
Jul 8, 2025
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A walkthrough of the original Microsoft Building 3
Don't get lost on your walk down memory lane.
Jul 7, 2025
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Dubious security vulnerability: If I perform this complex series of manual steps, I can crash a program I am running
What security boundary did you cross?
Jul 4, 2025
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Why doesn’t LVIF_INDENT work without an image list?
Its original client had an image list.