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Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.

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Mar 5, 2025
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I tried to subscribe to a C++/WinRT event, but my callback was never called

Raymond Chen

Check how you registered your event handler.

Mar 4, 2025
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Microspeak: Respin

Raymond Chen

Spin it up again, baby.

Mar 3, 2025
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Lexically scoped functions accessing parent locals: The display

Raymond Chen

Using a well-known location instead of copying frame pointers.

Feb 28, 2025
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C++/WinRT implementation inheritance: Notes on winrt::implements, part 8

Raymond Chen

Comparing the options.

Feb 27, 2025
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C++/WinRT implementation inheritance: Notes on winrt::implements, part 7

Raymond Chen

Inheritance without involving <CODE>winrt::implements</CODE> at all.

Feb 26, 2025
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C++/WinRT implementation inheritance: Notes on winrt::implements, part 6

Raymond Chen

Using CRTP to delegate the method.

Feb 25, 2025
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C++/WinRT implementation inheritance: Notes on winrt::implements, part 5

Raymond Chen

When the base class isn't self-contained.

Feb 24, 2025
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C++/WinRT implementation inheritance: Notes on winrt::implements, part 4

Raymond Chen

Simple inheritance of a self-contained <CODE>implements</CODE>.

Feb 21, 2025
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C++/WinRT implementation inheritance: Notes on winrt::implements, part 3

Raymond Chen

Discovering the legal inheritance structures for <CODE>winrt::<WBR>implements</CODE>.

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