Oct 31, 2019
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For one internal build, Windows 95 contained an evil message
Another prank from the user interface team.
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Oct 30, 2019
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The program “G” is preventing you from shutting down
Minding your character set.
Oct 29, 2019
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If you suppress GDI+ background thread, then you are expected to pump messages yourself
That stuff is now happening on your thread.
Oct 28, 2019
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Did you hear that story about Bill Gates?: A PR person’s view
They've heard them all.
Oct 25, 2019
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Why does FormatMessage say that %0 terminates the message without a trailing newline? Is it secretly adding newlines?
Well, it's not FormatMessage that's adding the newline.
Oct 24, 2019
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If you want to terminate on an unexpected exception, then don’t sniff at every exception; just let the process terminate
Get the stack before it unwinds.
Oct 23, 2019
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Why can’t I create a “Please wait” dialog from a background thread to inform the user that the main UI thread is busy?
Reversal of fortune.
Oct 22, 2019
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What’s the difference between the hotkeys F6 and Alt+F6?
Switching between things, but different things.
Oct 21, 2019
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When I tell the file or folder picker that I want only file system files and folders, why does it still show virtual folders?
Because there might be a file hiding under it.
Oct 18, 2019
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C++/WinRT implementation extension points: abi_guard, abi_enter, abi_exit, and final_release
Coming in, going out, and going away.