Jun 4, 2025
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Riffing on a typo in the name of the opera Turandot
On the dot.
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Jun 4, 2025
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How can I programmatically find the network path by which a folder has been shared?
There is no direct query. You'll have to infer it.
Jun 3, 2025
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The symbolism of the magnifying glass is not universal
Just making things bigger?
Jun 2, 2025
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Stating the obvious about debugging an invalid parameter error when freeing memory
Writing it down for posterity.
May 30, 2025
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Using an oracle to see where your code is producing the wrong output
If there is a reference implementation, then use it as a check.
May 29, 2025
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The case of creating new instances when you wanted to use the same one
C++ language backward compatibility makes legal what you had hoped wasn't.
May 28, 2025
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How do I convert a WIC bitmap back to a GDI HBITMAP?
You can copy the bits into a DIB section.
May 27, 2025
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What was origin of the code name Redpill for Windows 8 feature lockout?
Pretty obvious, actually.
May 26, 2025
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Why does EnumProcessModules report no modules on a process that was created suspended?
There are no modules yet because you didn't give them a chance to load.
May 23, 2025
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How can I detect if one of my helper processes is launching child processes?
You can ask a job object to keep track for you.