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Reducing C++ template bloat by factoring out the type-dependent portions of the function, practical exam
3 days ago
A short time ago, we observed that there’s usually no need to...
Reducing C++ template bloat by factoring out the type-dependent portions of the function
4 days ago
C++ templates let you reuse code, but it comes at a cost...
On wrapping a callable in a lambda that just calls it with the same parameters
5 days ago
Suppose you have a function that accepts a lambda and wants to...
Why did the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows have a special sticker announcing that it also had Tetris?
6 days ago
The first Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows didn’t have a number after...
How do functions like alloca allocate memory from the stack?
6 days ago
A little while ago, I talked about how compilers ensure that large...
Forcing an ARM64X executable to run as a specific architecture
10 days ago
ARM64X is a fat binary Windows executable and DLL format for 64-bit...
A little helper class for managing LPPROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LISTs
11 days ago
The LPPROC_THREAD_ATTRIBUTE_LIST is a bit annoying to manage. You have to allocate...
The comments that go into code versus those that go into the pull request description
12 days ago
When you submit a pull request, there are two places you can...
The little-known winstart.bat batch file
13 days ago
Reader Otul Osan wants to know what the use case for C:\WINDOWS\WINSTART.BAT...
How can I perform a CopyFile in unbuffered mode?
14 days ago
A customer was copying a file with CopyFile&shy, but they wanted the...
Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 5
17 days ago
Last time, I confessed that I lied when i said that we...
Creating a fake agile wrapper that is technically agile but is not useful outside its home apartment, part 4
18 days ago
Last time, we successfully our plan to use the global interface table...