Mar 7, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 When MSDN says NULL, is it okay to use nullptr? Raymond Chen One of many equivalent formulations.
Mar 6, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Microspeak: The triad, the ad-hoc acronyms that result, and the arithmetic problem 3 × 3 Raymond Chen There are six possible ways of arranging them. Surely one of them must look good.
Mar 5, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Inadvertently designing a horrible time and date picker Raymond Chen Perhaps inspired by the worst possible volume control.
Mar 2, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 If I call GetExitCodeThread for a thread that I know for sure has exited, why does it still say STILL_ACTIVE? Raymond Chen Because that's not the thread handle you think it is.
Mar 1, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count2 How does Task Manager choose the icon to show for a process? Raymond Chen It uses your window icon, and if you don't have a window, then it starts hunting.
Feb 28, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count3 An amusing story about a practical use of the null garbage collector Raymond Chen The computer itself ceases to exist.
Feb 27, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Replacing an unsigned writable MSI package Raymond Chen Another case of the insecurely-configured system.
Feb 26, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my callstack. Debug me maybe. Raymond Chen You gave me nothing at all, but still, you're in my way.
Feb 23, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 The 2018/2019 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance Raymond Chen The pocket reference guide for 2018/2019.
Feb 23, 2018 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How do I make sure that my shell extension is at the top of the context menu? Raymond Chen The battle for absolute supremacy continues.