Feb 2, 2021
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A metric that is consistently at 100% is probably broken
They say that you get what you measure.
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Feb 1, 2021
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Why am I being told my fire_and_forget coroutine is not returning a value?
Fire-and-forget coroutines don't return a value, do they?
Jan 29, 2021
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Autoscrolling on drag, part 5: Adding wiggle-to-scroll to escape velocity
Reintroducing a bug that's now a feature.
Jan 28, 2021
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Autoscrolling on drag, part 4: Dynamic autoscroll based on escape velocity
Get a good running start.
Jan 27, 2021
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Autoscrolling on drag, part 3: Dynamic autoscroll based on mouse position
Pull the rubber band more taut.
Jan 26, 2021
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Autoscrolling on drag, part 2: Why does scrolling go faster if I wiggle the mouse?
You're tickling the adjustment code outside its normal cycle.
Jan 25, 2021
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Autoscrolling on drag, part 1: Basic implementation
Setting the groundwork.
Jan 22, 2021
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How do I protect myself against a COM call that can hang? I’m already running the server out-of-process.
You can cancel the call, and if the server ignores you, it's left working on a canceled operation.
Jan 21, 2021
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What happens to the value returned from the function passed to QueueUserWorkItem?
Nothing. Nothing at all.
Jan 20, 2021
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How do I disassociate a thread from an I/O completion port?
Escaping the trap.