The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jun 3, 2026
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Rotation revisited: A shocking discovery about gcc’s unidirectional rotation algorithm
We've seen this before.
Jun 2, 2026
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Rotation revisited: Another unidirectional algorithm
Moving in a straight line, in a different way.
Jun 1, 2026
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The placeholder name for the Windows 8 experience was “modern”
Modern this and that.
May 29, 2026
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Sharing the result of a single Windows Runtime IAsyncOperation among multiple coroutines, part 3
A variation where we try only once.
May 28, 2026
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Sharing the result of a single Windows Runtime IAsyncOperation among multiple coroutines, part 2
Just let each person take turns trying.
May 27, 2026
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Sharing the result of a single Windows Runtime IAsyncOperation among multiple coroutines, part 1
Caching the result and knowing when the cache is valid.
May 26, 2026
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If C# and JavaScript lets me await a Windows Runtime asynchronous operation more than once, why not C++/WinRT?
A difference in philosophy.
May 25, 2026
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A hypothetical redesign of System.Diagnostics.Process to avoid confusion over properties that are valid only when you are the one who called Start
Putting them in a place that can access only if you call <CODE>Start</CODE>.
May 22, 2026
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Why do you say that a COM STA thread must pump messages if I see sample code creating STA threads and not pumping messages?
You need to pump messages when idle, but maybe you are never idle.