Aug 31, 2020 Post comments count6 Post likes count0 Is there a code page that matches ASCII and can round trip arbitrary bytes through Unicode? Raymond Chen For round-tripping binary data.
Aug 28, 2020 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 How do I convert from the C++/WinRT projection type to the C++/WinRT implementation type? Raymond Chen You have to trust what's inside the box.
Aug 27, 2020 Post comments count2 Post likes count0 How do I convert from the C++/WinRT implementation type to the C++/WinRT projection type? Raymond Chen Fortunately, there's a conversion for that.
Aug 26, 2020 Post comments count13 Post likes count0 Why are some system functions exported as stubs instead as forwarders? Raymond Chen Compatibility, of course, at least for some of them.
Aug 25, 2020 Post comments count16 Post likes count0 That time Bill Gates went through a McDonalds drive-through with no cash Raymond Chen No special treatment, not even for the richest man in the world.
Aug 24, 2020 Post comments count8 Post likes count0 How can I get the number of processors in the system, when there are more than 64? Raymond Chen You can ask for the active processor count.
Aug 21, 2020 Post comments count0 Post likes count0 Recognizing different types of exception objects that Windows platform libraries can throw Raymond Chen Just a few of the more common ones.
Aug 20, 2020 Post comments count1 Post likes count0 Inside the Microsoft STL: The std::exception_ptr Raymond Chen Digging inside, for debugging purposes.
Aug 19, 2020 Post comments count2 Post likes count0 On using FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING for memory-mapped files Raymond Chen You're trying to control I/O you didn't issue.
Aug 18, 2020 Post comments count4 Post likes count0 What are the possible Status values for Win32_ComputerSystem? Raymond Chen There's really only one possible status.