The Old New Thing

Why do I have to add one when setting a class background brush to a system color?

December 20, 2021 Dec 20, 2021 12/20/21

Raymond Chen

To make sure it's not null.

Why is the stack overflow exception raised before the stack has overflowed?

December 17, 2021 Dec 17, 2021 12/17/21

Raymond Chen

You need some stack to deal with the exception.

Why does the precise point at which I get a stack overflow exception change from run to run?

December 16, 2021 Dec 16, 2021 12/16/21

Raymond Chen

The system is trying to introduce some unpredictability.

What does “Do not launch, but debug my code when it launches” mean?

December 15, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 12/15/21

Raymond Chen

Don't launch my code when it launches? Does that even make sense?

Embarrassing product names created: Windows CE

December 14, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 12/14/21

Raymond Chen

You do all you can, but at the end of the day, it's not yours to control.

Dubious security vulnerability: Accessing information across accounts after changing email address

December 13, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 12/13/21

Raymond Chen

It's still you, just with a different online façade.

It’s okay to be contrary, but you need to be consistently contrary: Going against the ambient character set

December 10, 2021 Dec 10, 2021 12/10/21

Raymond Chen

Code different.

If you’re going to configure a header file, you have to do it before you include the header file

December 9, 2021 Dec 9, 2021 12/9/21

Raymond Chen

It sounds obvious, but you can be faked out.

Using CRTP to your advantage: Simplifying overloaded Windows Runtime method projections in C++/WinRT

December 8, 2021 Dec 8, 2021 12/8/21

Raymond Chen

As long as the wrapper can call it, you can implement it any way you like.

What happens when a hot air balloon lands in your yard?

December 7, 2021 Dec 7, 2021 12/7/21

Raymond Chen

Break out the bubbly.