Jun 27, 2019 17 0 Why does the GetVersion function report the major version in the low-order byte, and the minor version in the high-order byte? Raymond Chen It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Jun 26, 2019 8 0 Why does Windows list my SSD system drive as removable? Raymond Chen Because the driver said it was removable.
Jun 25, 2019 16 0 Why was Windows for Workgroups pejoratively nicknamed Windows for Warehouses? Raymond Chen That's where most of the copies ended up, at least at first.
Jun 24, 2019 0 0 Detecting whether the -opt flag was passed to cppwinrt.exe: Using __has_include Raymond Chen Looking in the cushions of the couch.
Jun 21, 2019 3 0 The 2019 Microsoft Giving Campaign Run/Walk comes with some ground rules Raymond Chen Each rule has a story.
Jun 20, 2019 3 0 Getting a value from a std::variant that matches the type fetched from another variant Raymond Chen A bunch of type fiddling, but you'll get there eventually.
Jun 19, 2019 7 1 How do I write a function that accepts any type of standard container? Raymond Chen There's the standard way, and then there's the generous way.
Jun 18, 2019 0 1 What is WofCompressedData? Does WOF mean that Windows is a dog? Raymond Chen It stands for Windows Overlay Filter, but that name doesn't really tell you much.
Jun 17, 2019 6 0 A simple workaround for the fact that std::equal takes its predicate by value Raymond Chen Pass something else that is easy to copy.