The Old New Thing

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 5: Arithmetic

Raymond Chen June 4, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 06/4/21

Starting with basic mathematics.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 4: Single-instruction constants

Raymond Chen June 3, 2021 Jun 3, 2021 06/3/21

Flaunt your barrel shifter if you've got it.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 3: Addressing modes

Raymond Chen June 2, 2021 Jun 2, 2021 06/2/21

It's a load-store architecture, but with rather fancy loads and stores.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 2: Differences between classic ARM and Thumb-2

Raymond Chen June 1, 2021 Jun 1, 2021 06/1/21

Squeezing into a 16-bit instruction size.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 1: Introduction

Raymond Chen May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 05/31/21

Moving into the present.

On the proper care and feeding of the default_overload Windows Runtime attribute

Raymond Chen May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 05/28/21

Generally avoid it, but if use it you must, at least follow these rules.

How can I convert between IANA time zones and Windows registry-based time zones?

Raymond Chen May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 05/27/21

ICU to the rescue.

How ownership of the Windows clipboard is tracked in Win32

Raymond Chen May 26, 2021 May 26, 2021 05/26/21

A simple model, complicated by the reality of misuse.

Why are device-independent bitmaps upside down?

Raymond Chen May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Well, it depends on what you consider to be right-side up.

On static methods in the Windows Runtime and C++/WinRT

Raymond Chen May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021 05/24/21

Transforming the ABI into a projection.