Aug 22, 2024 3 0 The role of the activation factory in the Windows Runtime The activation factory represents the class itself.
Aug 21, 2024 1 3 What does ERROR_KEY_DELETED mean? You now have a handle to a key that doesn't exist, and there's nothing you can do with it.
Aug 19, 2024 11 0 Constructing nodes of a hand-made linked list, how hard can it be? Trying to force copy elision.
Aug 16, 2024 4 0 The case of the missing ordinal 380 Untangling the error message and developing a theory.
Aug 15, 2024 9 4 Instead of putting a hash in the Portable Executable timestamp field, why not create a separate field for the hash? That would defeat the purpose.
Aug 14, 2024 12 2 Temporarily dropping a lock: The anti-lock pattern It's not to prevent locking, but rather to counteract a lock.
Aug 13, 2024 0 1 A look back at one of the (many) projects code-named Highlander The showdown that almost repeated.
Aug 12, 2024 14 1 Embracing the power of the empty set in API design (and applying this principle to selectors and filters) You got plenty of nothing.
Aug 9, 2024 2 1 What does it even mean to Close a Windows Runtime asynchronous operation or action? That's the end of the road.