The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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May 11, 2023
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What are the duck-typing requirements of WRL ComPtr?
Another round of experimentation.
May 10, 2023
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What are the duck-typing requirements of ATL CComPtr?
Looking for the minimum requirements.
May 9, 2023
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What are the duck-typing requirements of MFC IPTR?
Seeing what goes wrong and trying to fix it.
May 8, 2023
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What are the duck-typing requirements of _com_ptr_t?
As long as you fulfill the contract, based on method names.
May 5, 2023
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The case of the crash in a C++/WinRT coroutine: Unpeeling the onion
Digging deeper and deeper.
May 4, 2023
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Why does XAML complain that none of the overloads of winrt::to_hstring could be used?
Look at what you are converting from and converting to.
May 3, 2023
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What can I do if I don’t want my file version number to be a sequence of four integers?
The format is enforced by the Windows file format, but you can present the information in a custom way.
May 2, 2023
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Why does Task Manager disappear briefly when you switch it into or out of Always on top?
Ascending to another plane of existence.
May 1, 2023
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How is it even possible to cheat on a musical performance practical exam?
Nature finds a way.