Dec 18, 2023
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In 2023, the Gävle Goat faces a new threat to its survival
It's bock.
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Dec 18, 2023
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If the RegisterClass function takes ownership of the custom background brush, why is it leaking?
It takes ownership only on success.
Dec 15, 2023
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How do I specify an optional string parameter to a Windows Runtime method?
Strings are sort of reference but sort of values.
Dec 14, 2023
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How do I specify an optional parameter to a Windows Runtime method?
There is no way to express explicit optionality, but there are implicit ways.
Dec 13, 2023
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How can I work around the absence of default parameters in the Windows Runtime?
You can fake it with overloads.
Dec 12, 2023
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What happens if I define one environment variable in terms of the value of another environment variable?
Only certain types of dependencies are supported.
Dec 11, 2023
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The mysterious second parameter to the x86 ENTER instruction
For an ABI that probably nobody uses.
Dec 8, 2023
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A simpler version of the task sequencer that doesn’t promise fairness
Just let a kernel object control the access.
Dec 7, 2023
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In C++, how can I make a default parameter be the this pointer of the caller?
Again, you can't, but you can fake it.
Dec 6, 2023
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In C++, how can I make a member function default parameter depend on this?
You can't, but you can fake it.