Jul 31, 2020
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What does the /ALTERNATENAME linker switch do?
In case of emergency, go look for something else.
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Jul 30, 2020
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What’s the deal with OLDNAMES.LIB?
For backward compatibility with pre-standard C.
Jul 29, 2020
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C++/WinRT gotcha: Setting properties incorrectly
A bit too much search/replace during porting.
Jul 28, 2020
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A look back at memory models in 16-bit MS-DOS
Ways of dealing with the fractured address space.
Jul 27, 2020
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How do I set multiple items to a Windows Runtime vector in a single call?
It depends on the language projection.
Jul 24, 2020
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C++/WinRT doesn’t let your coroutine cheat death, but it does get to say good-bye
Some manual cleanup.
Jul 23, 2020
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How to get your C++/WinRT asynchronous operations to respond more quickly to cancellation, part 2
You can also take more proactive steps.
Jul 22, 2020
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How to get your C++/WinRT asynchronous operations to respond more quickly to cancellation, part 1
Well, one way is to poll for it.
Jul 21, 2020
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Deconstructing function pointers in a C++ template, returning to enable_if
Going back to the old standby to filter out unwanted specializations.
Jul 20, 2020
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Deconstructing function pointers in a C++ template, addressing the calling convention conundrum
Finding a template metaprogramming trick that works.