Sep 29, 2022
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I did that merge-as-cherry-pick thing, but my change still didn’t merge correctly
A case study of what goes wrong.
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Sep 28, 2022
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Why does COM express GUIDs in a mix of big-endian and little-endian? Why can’t it just pick a side and stick with it?
Oh, it does pick a side. It's just that some dashes are missing.
Sep 27, 2022
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Microspeak: Break glass
Metaphorically breaking the glass in case of emergency.
Sep 26, 2022
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What does the C++ error “A pointer to a bound function may only be used to call the function” mean?
You got all set to call a function but forgot to call it.
Sep 23, 2022
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Why am I receiving SHCNE_UPDATEDIR notifications that my code never generates?
You did generate them, indirectly.
Sep 22, 2022
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How can I get WRL to link my object into its activation factory?
More magic macros.
Sep 21, 2022
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How can I trigger a recalc of the mouse cursor after I changed some of my internal application state?
Go through the standard process one more time.
Sep 20, 2022
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Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers, follow-up
Deeper speculation by others.
Sep 19, 2022
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Why load fs:[0x18] into a register and then dereference that, instead of just going for fs:[n] directly?
Simplifying the compiler.
Sep 16, 2022
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Serializing asynchronous operations in C++/WinRT, gotchas and final assembly
Cancellation and abandonment.