Jul 31, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 Server names: One of the remaining places where IT managers can be a little silly Raymond Chen Usually by establishing a theme.
Jul 30, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 Dark Pattern: Opt-in above the fold, but opt-out below the fold Raymond Chen Don't stop yet. Read all the way to the end.
Jul 27, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 Is the TerminateThread function synchronous? Raymond Chen Nope. It merely starts the termination but does not wait for the termination to complete.
Jul 26, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 What happens to custom unhandled exception filters if a debugger is not running? Raymond Chen Nothing, that's what. Absolutely nothing.
Jul 25, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 Why are my file write operations synchronous, even though I opened the file as FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED? Raymond Chen Extending the valid bytes is always synchronous.
Jul 24, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 Pushing the boundaries of cryptography in a security vulnerability report Raymond Chen If it's what you say, then you don't need a supercomputer.
Jul 23, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 The heavy metal umlaut reaches baked goods Raymond Chen For that extra Germanic oomph.
Jul 23, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 How do I trigger an EN_UPDATE notification for all of my edit controls when the user’s locale information changes? Raymond Chen It's your edit control, so you can do it yourself.
Jul 20, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How can I get the actual window procedure address and not a thunk? Raymond Chen Match the character set of the top-level window procedure.
Jul 19, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 When is it appropriate to use the current processor number as an optimization hint? Raymond Chen Try not to let it slip out from under you.