The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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The self-assignment principle for Windows Runtime properties applies to default values
The default value must be legal.
Windows Runtime API design principles around read-write properties: Idempotence and self-assignment
Setting it to the value it already has is not a crime.
Remembering the end of support for VRML in Internet Explorer
No one left standing.
Code comments should apply to the state of the system at the point the comment “executes”
Putting them in the flow.
Can we get weak functions for static linking? The Visual C++ compiler says “We have weak functions at home”
It's already there, just under a different paradigm.
The problem with inferring from a function call operator is that there may be more than one
auto parameters make this easy to write, particularly for lambdas.
How do I convert a FILETIME to a C++ clock like std::system_clock or winrt::clock?
The winrt::clock has a conversion for you.
Microspeak: Convicted
False backformation.
How can I enumerate the overflow icons in the Notification Area without showing them?
If they aren't shown, then they aren't automatable, so there's no requirement that they exist in the UI automation tree.