The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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What is the CONTINUE_IF_FAILED equivalent of RETURN_IF_FAILED?
Be careful how you write it, or better: Don't write it at all.
It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Disabling anti-malware scanning
If you have already infiltrated the process, then you can disable things from the inside.
Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Failing to create a shared_ptr
Understanding what you asked the compiler to do, and why it couldn't comply.
Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Nonsensical errors from a function declaration
Look closely at what the error message is complaining about.
Won’t waiting for multiple threads one at a time introduce a severe performance issue?
It depends on how long you plan on waiting.
Why does my DLL reference count go up by one every time I create and exit a thread?
If you use a wrapper, you need to follow the wrapper's rules.
Tricks from product support: We’re not smart enough to debug the problem, can you help us?
It's not you, it's me.
News flash: Desire for loud cars correlates with psychopathy and sadism
More research into loud vehicles.
An analogy about register preservation rules in calling conventions
And tying it back to unwind codes.