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A simple helper function for attaching a progress handler to a Windows Runtime IAsync­Action­With­Progress or IAsync­Operation­With­Progress
devblogs.microsoft.com·15w
On the proper usage of a custom Win32 dialog class
devblogs.microsoft.com·15w
Microspeak: On fire, putting out fires
devblogs.microsoft.com·16w
What was the secret sauce that allows for a faster restart of Windows 95 if you hold the shift key?
devblogs.microsoft.com·16w·Lobsters, Hacker News
How can I get the tab index number from a dialog box control?
devblogs.microsoft.com·16w
When programs assume that the system will never change, episode 4: Stealing strings
devblogs.microsoft.com·16w·Hacker News
Clipping the focus item when looking for its on-screen location, part 3
devblogs.microsoft.com·16w
Clipping the focus item when looking for its on-screen location, part 2
devblogs.microsoft.com·17w
Clipping the focus item when looking for its on-screen location
devblogs.microsoft.com·17w·Hacker News
Using Active Accessibility to find out where the focus item is
devblogs.microsoft.com·17w·Hacker News
Using Active Accessibility to find out where the Windows caret is
devblogs.microsoft.com·17w
How can I find out where the Windows caret is?
devblogs.microsoft.com·17w
Swapping two blocks of memory that reside inside a larger block, in constant memory, refinement
devblogs.microsoft.com·18w·Hacker News
How can you swap two non-adjacent blocks of memory using only forward iterators?
devblogs.microsoft.com·18w
How can you swap two adjacent blocks of memory using only forward iterators?
devblogs.microsoft.com·18w·r/cpp
Swapping two blocks of memory that reside inside a larger block, in constant memory
devblogs.microsoft.com·18w·Hacker News, Hacker News, r/cpp
2025 year-end link clearance
devblogs.microsoft.com·18w
Understanding and mitigating a stack overflow in our task sequencer
devblogs.microsoft.com·18w·Hacker News
Additional notes on color-keyed overlays as a way of doing smooth video rendering
devblogs.microsoft.com·19w
The Gävle Goat (Gävleboken) succumbs in 2025 to a new menace
devblogs.microsoft.com·19w

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