The Old New Thing

An iterable of iterables: C# collections support covariance, but C++ collections do not

Raymond ChenOctober 8, 2020Oct 8, 202010/8/20

You have to say exactly what you want, which may not be exactly what you have.

Error C3867: non-standard syntax; use ‘&’ to create a pointer to member: What it means and how to fix it

Raymond ChenOctober 7, 2020Oct 7, 202010/7/20

The compiler is trying to guess what you are trying to do. It sometimes guesses wrong.

Little gotcha with C++/WinRT iterators: The case of the mutated temporary

Raymond ChenOctober 2, 2020Oct 2, 202010/2/20

You are operating on copies, not the originals.

Bonus operations for C++/WinRT iterators: The IIterable<T>, and C++/WinRT collections

Raymond ChenOctober 1, 2020Oct 1, 202010/1/20

Stepping through a collection.

Bonus operations for C++/WinRT iterators: The IIterator<T>

Raymond ChenSeptember 30, 2020Sep 30, 202009/30/20

The equivalent of an input iterator.