Tree-walking algorithms: Incrementally performing an inorder walk of a binary tree
January 9, 2020Jan 9, 202001/9/20We need to keep track of where we came from.
January 9, 2020Jan 9, 202001/9/20January 9, 2020Jan 9, 202001/9/20Tree-walking algorithms: Incrementally performing a postorder walk of an N-ary tree
January 8, 2020Jan 8, 202001/8/20This time, we report on the way back up.
Tree-walking algorithms: Incrementally performing a preorder walk of an N-ary tree
January 7, 2020Jan 7, 202001/7/20Remembering whether you were moving down or up.
Tree-walking algorithms: Incrementally enumerating leaf nodes of an N-ary tree
January 6, 2020Jan 6, 202001/6/20Stop to rest when you turn.
Anybody who writes #pragma pack(1) may as well just wear a sign on their forehead that says “I hate RISC”
January 3, 2020Jan 3, 202001/3/20Alignment as well as padding.
Why doesn’t RegSetKeySecurity propagate inheritable ACEs, but SetSecurityInfo does?
January 2, 2020Jan 2, 202001/2/20An artifact of the timeline.
Nasty gotcha: Positioning your window beneath a topmost window makes it topmost
January 1, 2020Jan 1, 202001/1/20Picking up properties unintentionally.
2019 year-end link clearance: The different kinds of DLL planting
December 31, 2019Dec 31, 201912/31/19And why most of them aren't security vulnerabilities.
How do I make a clone of a Windows Runtime vector in C++/CX?
December 30, 2019Dec 30, 201912/30/19Taking shortcuts with special constructors.
Controversial extension methods: CastTo<T> and As<T>
December 27, 2019Dec 27, 201912/27/19Reduction in eye exercises.
Old New Thing
Windows Runtime delegates and object lifetime in C++/CX, redux
January 23, 2020Jan 23, 202001/23/20If you are the one calling the delegate, you have an extra thing to worry about.
Not even getting to the airtight hatchway: Creating a process with a different parent
January 22, 2020Jan 22, 202001/22/20Fiddling a knob that isn't connected to anything.
Microspeak: Bucket bugs, bucket spray, bug spray, and failure shift
January 21, 2020Jan 21, 202001/21/20How failures in the wild get categorized by analysis.
Can shrinking a std::string throw an exception?
January 20, 2020Jan 20, 202001/20/20It depends on how you shrink it.
How can I turn a structured exception into a C++ exception without having to use /EHa, if I can constrain exactly where the structured exception is coming from?
January 17, 2020Jan 17, 202001/17/20Trying to contain the damage.
How can I handle both structured exceptions and C++ exceptions potentially coming from the same source?
January 16, 2020Jan 16, 202001/16/20Call for a translator.
Why can’t I use SHSetKnownFolderPath to change the location of FOLDERID_LocalAppData?
January 15, 2020Jan 15, 202001/15/20A acknowledgement of the reality that it not only doesn't work, but leaves the user profile corrupted.
The historical significance of the Burgermaster drive-in restaurant
January 14, 2020Jan 14, 202001/14/20You can just phone it in.
It’s not a security vulnerability that users can access files that they have access to, even if the file is a little hard to find
January 13, 2020Jan 13, 202001/13/20Perhaps it's behind a sign that says Beware of the Leopard.
Over-documenting TTM_RELAYEVENT and why it results in a one-second periodic timer running as long as the tooltip is visible
January 10, 2020Jan 10, 202001/10/20Too much information leads to trouble.