The Old New Thing

July 18, 2007 - The Old New Thing

If you read any book about traditional weddings in Russian history, there must be a fight

July 18, 2007 Jul 18, 2007 07/18/07
Raymond Chen
You can buy a fake vacation for $500 or shell out $300 to $400 for a fake brawl at your wedding. "If you read any book about traditional weddings in Russian history, there must be a fight," said Alexander Yermilov, 22, who recently made a living at it. If you're looking for counterfeits, fakes, and forgeries, Moscow's your place. Assuming ...

Why is the limit of window handles per process 10,000?

July 18, 2007 Jul 18, 2007 07/18/07
Raymond Chen
If your program runs haywire, you will find that it manages to create about 10,000 window manager objects and then the system won't let it have any more. Why stop at 10,000? The first answer is "If you have to ask, you're probably doing something wrong." Programs shouldn't be creating anywhere near ten thousands window manager objects in the ...