Should I translate my window class names? March 31, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 03/31/22 Raymond Chen Who's going to read it?
Why am I getting the error message “This is only for weak ref support” when I try to create a C++/WinRT weak reference? March 30, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 03/30/22 Raymond Chen Reverse-engineering the error message.
How to become a Senior Detective, according to Murderville March 29, 2022 Mar 29, 2022 03/29/22 Raymond Chen A little copy pasta will take you far.
Why are there separate Program Files and Program Files (x86) directories? March 29, 2022 Mar 29, 2022 03/29/22 Raymond Chen Why can't we just combine them?
Why is every other line of my file mysteriously changed to nonsense Chinese characters? March 28, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 03/28/22 Raymond Chen Decoding another type of mojibake.
The 2022/2023 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance March 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 03/25/22 Raymond Chen The pocket reference guide for 2022/2023.
Behind C++/WinRT: How does C++/WinRT get the list of implemented interfaces? March 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 03/25/22 Raymond Chen Doing some template metaprogramming reverse engineering.
Behind C++/WinRT: How does C++/WinRT decide which interfaces are implemented? March 24, 2022 Mar 24, 2022 03/24/22 Raymond Chen Finding the code that does the interface detection.
Why does C++/WinRT say that first_interface is not a member of winrt::impl::interface_list<>? March 23, 2022 Mar 23, 2022 03/23/22 Raymond Chen An empty list has no first element, but why is the list empty?
A hypothetical magical musical power: The one-piece wonder March 22, 2022 Mar 22, 2022 03/22/22 Raymond Chen You can play one thing well, but only one.