September 2018

The sad history of the C++ `throw(…)` exception specifier

September 28, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 09/28/18

Raymond Chen

I promise not to throw, but who's going to check?

Can you wear wallpaper on your feet? You can if it’s a PARTY.BMP!

September 27, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 09/27/18

Raymond Chen

Wearing your history.

Considering the performance implications of converting recursion to an explicit stack

September 27, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 09/27/18

Raymond Chen

Another game of trade-offs and balances.

What does the thread parameter to `SetWindowsHookEx` actually mean?

September 26, 2018 Sep 26, 2018 09/26/18

Raymond Chen

What does it mean to be "associated" with a thread?

How do I prevent my program’s temporary documents from appearing in Search?

September 25, 2018 Sep 25, 2018 09/25/18

Raymond Chen

Put them in the right place.

Why does the compiler turn my conditional loop into an infinite one?

September 24, 2018 Sep 24, 2018 09/24/18

Raymond Chen

It's all in the threading.

Why is `regsvr32` exiting with code 3?

September 21, 2018 Sep 21, 2018 09/21/18

Raymond Chen

Coming up with theories and ways to test those theories.

What do the various `regsvr32` exit codes mean?

September 20, 2018 Sep 20, 2018 09/20/18

Raymond Chen

Reporting which step the problem occurred at.

Why did every Windows 3.0 DLL have an exported function called WEP?

September 19, 2018 Sep 19, 2018 09/19/18

Raymond Chen

The Windows Exit Procedure.

Why is Alt+F4 the hotkey for closing a window? Why not Alt+F5 or Alt+F3?

September 18, 2018 Sep 18, 2018 09/18/18

Raymond Chen

It was the next one available.

The Old New Thing

September 2018 - The Old New Thing

The sad history of the C++ `throw(…)` exception specifier

Can you wear wallpaper on your feet? You can if it’s a PARTY.BMP!

Considering the performance implications of converting recursion to an explicit stack

What does the thread parameter to `SetWindowsHookEx` actually mean?

How do I prevent my program’s temporary documents from appearing in Search?

Why does the compiler turn my conditional loop into an infinite one?

Why is `regsvr32` exiting with code 3?

What do the various `regsvr32` exit codes mean?

Why did every Windows 3.0 DLL have an exported function called WEP?

Why is Alt+F4 the hotkey for closing a window? Why not Alt+F5 or Alt+F3?