The Old New Thing

Zero-cost exceptions aren’t actually zero cost

February 28, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 02/28/22

Raymond Chen

Shifting the cost to the exceptional path.

How can I monitor changes to the reference count of a C++/WinRT object?

February 25, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 02/25/22

Raymond Chen

A little cookbook.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 9: Asynchronous release, assembling a solution

February 24, 2022 Feb 24, 2022 02/24/22

Raymond Chen

Juggling the references in the right way.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 8: Asynchronous release, the problems

February 23, 2022 Feb 23, 2022 02/23/22

Raymond Chen

If you don't need something any more, then you usually don't really care when it gets taken away.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 7: Being called directly when the operation completes

February 22, 2022 Feb 22, 2022 02/22/22

Raymond Chen

Becoming part of the system.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 6: Learning about completion without polling

February 21, 2022 Feb 21, 2022 02/21/22

Raymond Chen

You can peek at the handle hiding inside the synchronization interface.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 5: The unreliable server

February 18, 2022 Feb 18, 2022 02/18/22

Raymond Chen

Trying not to hang when the server is hung.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 4: Doing work while waiting for the asynchronous operation

February 17, 2022 Feb 17, 2022 02/17/22

Raymond Chen

Just checking in on how things are going.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 3: Abandoning the operation after a timeout

February 16, 2022 Feb 16, 2022 02/16/22

Raymond Chen

Waiting a little while, but not forever.

COM asynchronous interfaces, part 2: Abandoning the operation

February 15, 2022 Feb 15, 2022 02/15/22

Raymond Chen

Simply losing interest.