The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jul 31, 2023
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Misinterpreting the misleadingly-named STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN
The subcode tells you why we stopped executing, and it's rarely because of a stack buffer overflow.
Jul 28, 2023
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How to split off an older copy of a file while preserving git line history
Variation on a theme.
Jul 27, 2023
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Perfect forwarding forwards objects, not braced things that are trying to become objects
Before you can forward something, it needs to be a something.
Jul 26, 2023
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On the various ways of creating Windows Runtime delegates in C++/WinRT and C++/CX
Comparing and contrasting.
Jul 25, 2023
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Before you try to do something, make sure you can do nothing
If you can't do nothing, then don't expect to be able to do something.
Jul 24, 2023
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Why does IAsyncAction or IAsyncOperation.GetResults() produce a E_ILLEGAL_METHOD_CALL exception?
You're asking too soon.
Jul 21, 2023
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How to clone a Windows Runtime map in the face of possible concurrent modification, part 3
Doing it one more time, for C++/CX.
Jul 20, 2023
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How to clone a Windows Runtime map in the face of possible concurrent modification, part 2
Applying what we learned about vectors.
Jul 19, 2023
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How to clone a Windows Runtime map in the face of possible concurrent modification, part 1
Applying what we learned about vectors.