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One of my colleagues was frustrated trying to get some code to build. "Is there something strange about linking variadic functions? Because I keep getting an unresolved external error for the function, but if I move the function definition to the declaration point, then everything works fine." "With the above code, the linker complains that ca...

Boing.

Driving it manually.

Everybody else is watching the game.

The SEC_RESERVE flag.

ClearType is a technology that blends text pixels with background pixels with the goal of reducing visual artifacts during text rendering.¹ If you go for the full-meal version of ClearType, it uses knowledge about the physical properties of LCD screens in order to carry out its work. Some time ago, I noted one catch with this model, which is t...

Global optimizations.

Once upon a time, a senior manager held a team meeting to address low team morale. Attempting to highlight how important the project was, he opened by saying, "I just got back from ⟨faraway country⟩, meeting with some of our important clients, and..." This remark had exactly the opposite effect from what the manager intended. Instead of ...

Have it your way.

Setting the options.