The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

2019 year-end link clearance: The different kinds of DLL planting

2019 year-end link clearance: The different kinds of DLL planting

Raymond Chen December 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2019 12/31/19

And why most of them aren't security vulnerabilities.

How do I make a clone of a Windows Runtime vector in C++/CX?

How do I make a clone of a Windows Runtime vector in C++/CX?

Raymond Chen December 30, 2019 Dec 30, 2019 12/30/19

Taking shortcuts with special constructors.

Controversial extension methods: <CODE>CastTo<T></CODE> and <CODE>As<T></CODE>

Controversial extension methods: `CastTo<T>` and `As<T>`

Raymond Chen December 27, 2019 Dec 27, 2019 12/27/19

Reduction in eye exercises.

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 4

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 4

Raymond Chen December 26, 2019 Dec 26, 2019 12/26/19

You can update it a different way.

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 3

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 3

Raymond Chen December 25, 2019 Dec 25, 2019 12/25/19

The storage was right in front of your nose.

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 2

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 2

Raymond Chen December 24, 2019 Dec 24, 2019 12/24/19

Hang on a little bit longer.

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 1

C++ coroutines: The problem of the DispatcherQueue task that runs too soon, part 1

Raymond Chen December 23, 2019 Dec 23, 2019 12/23/19

Variables disappearing out from under you.

C++ coroutines: The problem of the synchronous apartment-changing callback

C++ coroutines: The problem of the synchronous apartment-changing callback

Raymond Chen December 20, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 12/20/19

Holding the caller thread hostage.

C++ coroutines: The <CODE>co_await</CODE> operator and the function search algorithm

C++ coroutines: The `co_await` operator and the function search algorithm

Raymond Chen December 19, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 12/19/19

At the confluence of multiple C++ features.

C++ coroutines: Defining the <CODE>co_await</CODE> operator

C++ coroutines: Defining the `co_await` operator

Raymond Chen December 18, 2019 Dec 18, 2019 12/18/19

Converting an awaitable into an awaiter.