The Old New Thing

Where did DirectX code names come from?

September 30, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 09/30/19

Raymond Chen

From too much pizza.

My summer vacation: Paris public transportation

September 27, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 09/27/19

Raymond Chen

Getting around is easy. Paying for it is hard.

Why does the compiler refuse to let me export my class? If I don’t export it, then the class works fine.

September 27, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 09/27/19

Raymond Chen

You forced the compiler to try to compile it.

My summer vacation: Versailles

September 26, 2019 Sep 26, 2019 09/26/19

Raymond Chen

Ostentation fatigue is a real thing.

Why does std::is_copy_constructible report that a vector of move-only objects is copy constructible?

September 26, 2019 Sep 26, 2019 09/26/19

Raymond Chen

Because it has a copy constructor, says so on the tin, even though the constructor itself doesn't compile.

My summer vacation: The Louvre Museum

September 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 09/25/19

Raymond Chen

Don't waste your time queueing to see the Mona Lisa.

How do I create a Windows Runtime method that accepts a lambda?

September 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 09/25/19

Raymond Chen

You can use a delegate as a generalized lambda.

How did MS-DOS decide that two seconds was the amount of time to keep the floppy disk cache valid?

September 24, 2019 Sep 24, 2019 09/24/19

Raymond Chen

A stopwatch and a race against time.

Stop cherry-picking, start merging, Part 11: Chasing the commit by taking a train

September 23, 2019 Sep 23, 2019 09/23/19

Raymond Chen

Let the train carry you.

Why perform all these complex git machinations when you can just tweak the command line to get what you want?

September 20, 2019 Sep 20, 2019 09/20/19

Raymond Chen

Who controls the command line?