The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Oct 26, 2023
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How to support a COM interface conditionally in C++/WinRT
Prevent winrt::implements from responding to it or reporting it.
Oct 25, 2023
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The format of icon resources, revisited
Filling in some gaps.
Oct 24, 2023
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Why is there a hash of a weak password in the Windows cryptographic libraries?
They're part of an internal self-test.
Oct 23, 2023
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How do I add a non-copyable, non-movable object to a std::map or std::unordered_map?
Fancy emplacement.
Oct 20, 2023
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On the failed unrealized promise of RegOverridePredefKey
An early attempt to sandbox the registry for a process.
Oct 19, 2023
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What’s the difference between setting a page’s protection to PAGE_NOACCESS and freeing it?
Nobody can access it, but it's still there.
Oct 18, 2023
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How can I check if I’m on a DispatcherQueue’s thread if I can’t call HasThreadAccess?
Looking at the tools you have available.
Oct 17, 2023
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Microspeak: The As-Appropriate (AA) interviewer
So, how are things going so far?
Oct 16, 2023
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API design principle: Reading a property or adding an event handler should not alter observable behavior
Don't punish people for looking.