Raymond Chen, Author at The Old New Thing devblogs.microsoft.com

Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.

Understanding and mitigating a stack overflow in our task sequencer
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Additional notes on color-keyed overlays as a way of doing smooth video rendering
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The Gävle Goat (Gävlebocken) succumbs in 2025 to a new menace
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How can I detect that the system is running low on memory? Or that my job is running low on memory?
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Why are we worried about memory access semantics? Full barriers should be enough for anybody
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Reading the fine print, episode 4: Holiday promotions
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Why is the last letter of my string not making it to the clipboard?
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Why does my Ctrl+M accelerator key activate when I press the Enter key?
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When irate product support customers demand to speak to Bill Gates
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