The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Mar 4, 2016
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Why not auto convert week-based time zone information to date-based?
What an adorable snowflake.
Mar 3, 2016
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Are SetProp and RemoveProp thread-safe?
As thread-safe as they can be.
Mar 2, 2016
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How can I get the name of the function that crashed given just a module name and offset?
Resolving symbols offline.
Mar 1, 2016
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You kids are so cute, thinking you invented email
It predated the Internet, you know.
Feb 29, 2016
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The 2016/2017 Seattle Symphony subscription season at a glance
The pocket reference guide for 2016/2017.
Feb 29, 2016
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How can I get the original shortcut target path with environment variables unexpanded?
You'll have to dig into the data list.
Feb 26, 2016
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Changing a loop into a promise or task chain
Crack open your textbooks.
Feb 25, 2016
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How do I preload a chunk of memory into a memory-mapped file?
PrefetchVirtualMemory will do this.
Feb 24, 2016
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A static_cast is not always just a pointer adjustment
That null pointer thingie.