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In C++/WinRT, how can I await multiple coroutines and capture the results?, part 0
about 11 hours ago
A while ago, I investigated ways of awaiting multiple C++/WinRT corotuines and...
Why is there a window with no name blocking Windows shutdown?
1 day ago
If you try to shut down Windows, and there’s a program that...
API design note: Don’t make up multiple names for the same thing
2 days ago
A recurring problem I encounter when reviewing API proposals is that teams...
How can I confirm in the Windows debugger that I’m looking at a COMDAT-folded function?
5 days ago
Some time ago, we learned about identical COMDAT folding (and also why...
How can I wait until a named object (say a mutex) is created?
6 days ago
A customer used a named mutex as a way to detect that...
Exploring possible solutions to the inconsistency in how Windows searches case-insensitively for named resources
7 days ago
Some time ago, I explained why Windows has trouble finding Win32 resources...
Being more adamant about reporting that C++/WinRT was unable to resume execution on a dispatcher thread
8 days ago
Last time, we saw what happens if C++/WinRT is unable to resume...
What happens if C++/WinRT is unable to resume execution on a dispatcher thread?
9 days ago
The C++/WinRT library provides the winrt::resume_foreground() function for resuming a coroutine on...
The case of the invalid instruction exception on an instruction that should never have executed
12 days ago
The image processing folks added specialized AVX2 versions of their code, but...
If the Window Runtime PropertyValue is for boxing non-inspectables, why is there a PropertyValue.CreateInspectable?
13 days ago
The Windows Runtime provides a class named PropertyValue which is a helper...
The Fundamental Failure-Mode Theorem: Systems lie about their proper functioning
14 days ago
I have on occasion referred to Le Chatelier’s Principle for complex systems...
Perhaps not a recommended usage for an emergency power outlet
15 days ago
It is not uncommon for Microsoft employees who are aficionados of arcade...