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Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 2: Using a std::list
2 days ago
Last time, we worked out how we want a proposed “tracking pointer”...
Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 1: Concept art
3 days ago
Suppose you have a C++ object, and you want to be able...
Under what conditions could a ReadFile or WriteFile fail to transfer all of the bytes, and how do I detect that?
6 days ago
A customer wanted to understand the conditions under which the ReadFile and...
How can I detect that Windows is running in S-Mode?
7 days ago
Windows S-Mode is a mode of Windows which restricts programs to those...
How do I disable pieces of the property sheet for a service in the Services MMC snap-in?
8 days ago
A customer was developing a service, and they didn’t want users to...
Why are Windows semiannual updates named H1 and H2?
9 days ago
Windows issues monthly updates, but the bigger updates happen twice a year...
How can I read more than 4GB of data from a file in a single call to ReadFile?
10 days ago
The nNumberOfBytesToRead parameter to ReadFile is a 32-bit unsigned integer, which limits...
Two related questions about keeping track of PIDs of IPC clients
13 days ago
A customer was writing a program that was intended to run in...
A consequence of the weird wReserved value at the start of the DECIMAL structure
14 days ago
Not too long ago, I explained why why there is a weird...
In C++/WinRT, how can I await multiple coroutines and capture the results?, part 0
15 days 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?
16 days 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
17 days ago
A recurring problem I encounter when reviewing API proposals is that teams...