Sep 22, 2021
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Converting between UTF-8 strings and UTF-16 strings in C++/WinRT
A pair of conversion functions.
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Sep 20, 2021
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What does this mean? The caller specified wait timed out before the operation completed because a host termination is in queued
An error message written with infrastructure-colored glasses.
Sep 17, 2021
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Adventures in application compatibility: The case of the wild instruction pointer that, upon closer inspection, might not be so wild after all
The search for clues leads to an unexpected place.
Sep 16, 2021
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The C++ implicit assignment operator is a non-ref-qualified member, even if the base class’s assignment has a ref-qualifier
Does that count as dis-qualification?
Sep 15, 2021
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How do I set the alpha channel of a GDI bitmap to 255?
Most things destroy the alpha channel, but there's a way to bring it back, or at least make it opaque.
Sep 13, 2021
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The C++/WinRT query_interface_tearoff extension point, and using it for COM aggregation
For adding your own QueryInterface magic.
Sep 10, 2021
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Ordering asynchronous updates with coroutines, part 5: Bowing out via cancellation
Using the built-in way of stopping a coroutine.
Sep 9, 2021
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Ordering asynchronous updates with coroutines, part 4: Bowing out, explicit version
Realizing you're not the one.
Sep 8, 2021
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Ordering asynchronous updates with coroutines, part 3: Let them all compete, but only one wins
Everybody tries, but only one wins.
Sep 7, 2021
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Ordering asynchronous updates with coroutines, part 2: Restart with hand-off
Everybody just waits their turn.