Raymond Chen

Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

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Awaiting a set of handles with a timeout, part 2: Continuing with two

May 1st, 2024
Giving it another try.

Awaiting a set of handles with a timeout, part 1: Starting with two

April 30th, 2024
Let's see by seeing if we can do it with just two.

Awaiting a set of handles in C++/WinRT

April 29th, 2024
It's easier thank you think.

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 8

April 26th, 2024
Comparing the two algorithms.

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 7

April 25th, 2024
Going free-threaded.

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 6

April 24th, 2024
Using a change counter with coalescing.

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 5

April 23rd, 2024
Using a change counter.

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 4

April 22nd, 2024
What if the UI thread isn't there to save you?

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 3

April 19th, 2024
Abandoning the background work if we know that it is pointless.

Adding state to the update notification pattern, part 2

April 18th, 2024
First attempt to try to fix the race condition.