Why does my thread handle suddenly go bad? All I did was wait on it!
September 29, 2017Sep 29, 201709/29/17The scary world of _beginthread.
September 29, 2017Sep 29, 201709/29/17September 29, 2017Sep 29, 201709/29/17CancelIoEx can cancel synchronous I/O, which is kind of nice
September 28, 2017Sep 28, 201709/28/17Get me out of there.
How to check if a pointer is in a range of memory
September 27, 2017Sep 27, 201709/27/17Thanks to the C language standard, it’s trickier than it seems.
Who implemented the Windows NT blue screen of death?
September 26, 2017Sep 26, 201709/26/17My colleague John Vert.
What happens if I wake a condition variable when nobody is waiting for it? Is the wake saved for the next thread that waits?
September 25, 2017Sep 25, 201709/25/17It shouldn’t matter.
What does it mean when I get an access violation at a very low address when entering a critical section?
September 22, 2017Sep 22, 201709/22/17It probably means that you’re entering a critical section that is not initialized.
How accurate are the various Windows time-querying functions?
September 21, 2017Sep 21, 201709/21/17Most of them are based on the system timer, but some are better.
What is the correct way of using SaveDC and RestoreDC?
September 20, 2017Sep 20, 201709/20/17Understanding the model.
The NET HELPMSG command will decode Windows error codes, at least the simple ones
September 19, 2017Sep 19, 201709/19/17It’s originally for decoding network error messages, but it doesn’t actually care.
The increasingly complex Kremlinology surrounding Windows
September 18, 2017Sep 18, 201709/18/17Wait, who’s standing next to whom?