Jun 23, 2017
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Trying to make the thread pool more responsive to a large queue of long-running work items
Convert them to tasks.
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Jun 22, 2017
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When can GetSecurityInfo API return ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER?
It's the race condition called out in the documentation.
Jun 21, 2017
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Summertime, and the lemonade is easy
Unearthing an old game from my youth.
Jun 20, 2017
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Why is Explorer opted out of Data Execution Prevention and termination on heap corruption, and how effective is the policy to opt it back in?
It's out, but it quickly comes back in, unless you tell it to stay out.
Jun 19, 2017
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How do I set the initial directory of the File Open dialog to a virtual directory?
Use the IFileDialog::SetDefaultFolder method.
Jun 16, 2017
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Stuff my father-in-law says: On baking bread
Three hours.
Jun 16, 2017
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Combining the work queue of distinct events, order not important, with an auto-reset event
Combining two solutions into a bigger solution.
Jun 15, 2017
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Creating an automatic-reset event from WaitOnAddress
Completing the quartet.
Jun 14, 2017
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Creating a manual-reset event from WaitOnAddress
A diversion, in the form of a different exercise.
Jun 13, 2017
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Creating a semaphore with a maximum count from WaitOnAddress
The exercises continue.