Aug 12, 2026
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The comments that go into code versus those that go into the pull request description
Understanding the temporal relevance.
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Aug 11, 2026
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The little-known winstart.bat batch file
It had been there long before Windows 95, but nobody remembered.
Aug 10, 2026
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How can I perform a CopyFile in unbuffered mode?
Try one of the fancier alternatives to CopyFile.
Aug 7, 2026
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Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 5
Cheating with std::unique_ptr.
Aug 6, 2026
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Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 4
Moving things around if possible.
Aug 5, 2026
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Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 3
Forcing an object into the global interface table.
Aug 4, 2026
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Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 2
Using a reference stored in the global interface table.
Aug 3, 2026
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Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 1
Looking for a COM reference that is between strong and weak.
Jul 31, 2026
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Making an agile version of a Windows Runtime delegate in C++/WinRT, part 10
What failure of the context callback means.
Jul 30, 2026
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Making an agile version of a Windows Runtime delegate in C++/WinRT, part 9
Maybe it doesn't matter.