The Old New Thing

Should there be a standard C++ pattern for this? transform_to

February 28, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 02/28/20

Raymond Chen

Or maybe you should expect to write it out the slow way.

How to save a lot of money on cable car tickets in San Francisco

February 27, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 02/27/20

Raymond Chen

Go downstairs and buy it from the machine.

How can I configure my Windows NT service to autostart when the system gains Internet access?

February 27, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 02/27/20

Raymond Chen

You can ask to be started when the system gets an IP address.

What’s up with the CF_SYLK and CF_DIF clipboard formats?

February 26, 2020 Feb 26, 2020 02/26/20

Raymond Chen

From a galaxy far, far away.

The custom-made computers powered by pepperoni pizza

February 25, 2020 Feb 25, 2020 02/25/20

Raymond Chen

Once more for old time's sake.

The 2020/2021 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance

February 24, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 02/24/20

Raymond Chen

The pocket reference guide for 2020/2021.

Why are there trivial functions like Copy­Rect and Equal­Rect?

February 24, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 02/24/20

Raymond Chen

You could call them to save a dozen bytes!

Why you might need additional control over the secret event hiding inside the file object

February 21, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 02/21/20

Raymond Chen

Sometimes every little bit of contention means a lot.

If you’re not keeping the parameter, then you still want to have separate T const& and T&& overloads

February 20, 2020 Feb 20, 2020 02/20/20

Raymond Chen

Forwarding it onward.

If you plan on keeping the parameter anyway, then there’s no need to have separate T const& and T&& overloads

February 19, 2020 Feb 19, 2020 02/19/20

Raymond Chen

You can just take it by value and move it out.