The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

By Grabthar’s Hammer, it’s a Galaxy Quest documentary

By Grabthar’s Hammer, it’s a Galaxy Quest documentary

Raymond Chen October 17, 2019 Oct 17, 2019 10/17/19

The seventh best Star Trek movie.

How can I make a call into an elevated service without requiring an elevation prompt?

How can I make a call into an elevated service without requiring an elevation prompt?

Raymond Chen October 17, 2019 Oct 17, 2019 10/17/19

This is actually quite old technology.

Why do I get a <CODE>winrt::hresult_no_interface</CODE> exception when I try to register an auto-revoke event handler?

Why do I get a `winrt::hresult_no_interface` exception when I try to register an auto-revoke event handler?

Raymond Chen October 16, 2019 Oct 16, 2019 10/16/19

The necessary infrastructure isn't there.

How should I create controls on my dialog box that has a tab control?

How should I create controls on my dialog box that has a tab control?

Raymond Chen October 15, 2019 Oct 15, 2019 10/15/19

They are siblings of the tab control, not children.

Rugby: The rules for the casual viewer

Rugby: The rules for the casual viewer

Raymond Chen October 14, 2019 Oct 14, 2019 10/14/19

What you need to know as an observer.

A common mistake when you try to create a C++ class that wraps a window procedure: Saving the window handle too late

A common mistake when you try to create a C++ class that wraps a window procedure: Saving the window handle too late

Raymond Chen October 14, 2019 Oct 14, 2019 10/14/19

You need it before then.

Fibers aren’t useful for much any more; there’s just one corner of it that remains useful for a reason unrelated to fibers

Fibers aren’t useful for much any more; there’s just one corner of it that remains useful for a reason unrelated to fibers

Raymond Chen October 11, 2019 Oct 11, 2019 10/11/19

A better way to clean up.

My summer vacation: London public transportation

My summer vacation: London public transportation

Raymond Chen October 10, 2019 Oct 10, 2019 10/10/19

It's easy until you try to leave town.

Why are timer IDs and dialog control IDs 64-bit values on 64-bit Windows? Did you really expect people to create more than 4 billion timers or dialog controls?

Why are timer IDs and dialog control IDs 64-bit values on 64-bit Windows? Did you really expect people to create more than 4 billion timers or dialog controls?

Raymond Chen October 10, 2019 Oct 10, 2019 10/10/19

Anywhere it's possible to put a pointer, somebody will try to put a pointer.

Kabaddi: The rules for the casual viewer

Kabaddi: The rules for the casual viewer

Raymond Chen October 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 10/9/19

What you need to know as an observer.