May 15, 2018
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Why is Windows Compressed Folders (Zip folders) support stuck at the turn of the century?
Because that's where we last left it.
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May 14, 2018
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For a brief period, Windows 95 could run Windows 3.1 in a virtual machine
The ultimate in backward compability.
Apr 23, 2018
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The early history of redundant function pointer casts: MakeProcInstance
The generic function pointer.
Feb 28, 2018
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An amusing story about a practical use of the null garbage collector
The computer itself ceases to exist.
Feb 19, 2018
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This is a race the display driver wouldn’t normally expect to lose
But flukes can happen.
Feb 15, 2018
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Why are there two kinds of Universal Windows apps, one for Windows 8 and another for Windows 10?
Universality is not universal.
Feb 12, 2018
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There are no bugs in the I/O manager
True each time it is uttered.
Feb 9, 2018
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Optimizing BitBlt by generating code on the fly
Artisanal bit block transfers made to order.
Jan 22, 2018
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The history of change-packing tools at Microsoft (so far)
They all say "pack" for one reason or another.
Jan 17, 2018
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Why does HRESULT begin with H when it’s not a handle to anything?
Well, it used to be a handle.