Dec 29, 2023
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2023 year-end link clearance
Ringing out another year.
Showing results for 2023 - The Old New Thing
Dec 29, 2023
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How to allocate address space with a custom alignment or in a custom address region
Some new powers to guide the allocation.
Dec 28, 2023
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On calling AfxConnectionAdvise with bAddRef set to FALSE
Playing fast and loose, and eventually you get burnt.
Dec 27, 2023
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What does it mean when the compiler says that it can’t convert something to itself?
Why is it even thinking about a conversion?
Dec 26, 2023
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Don’t keep state in your XAML item templates; put the state in the items
Beware of temporary alliances.
Dec 25, 2023
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That time the Word team sent presents to the children of WordPerfect’s executive vice president
No, it wasn't creepy.
Dec 22, 2023
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If I don’t have any items, what error should my IFolderView::Items method return?
It shouldn't return an error at all.
Dec 21, 2023
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How do I get access to the wParam and lParam of the WM_QUERYENDSESSION method from my MFC message handler?
Don't be afraid to see how the macros are built.
Dec 20, 2023
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It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Spoofing another program
You already had the power to do it yourself.
Dec 19, 2023
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Microspeak: Locked and loaded
Armed and ready, with the suggestion that no further changes will be needed (or accepted).