121. Windows stack limit checking retrospective: Alpha AXP (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Double the size, double the fun. The post Windows stack limit checking retrospective: Alpha AXP appeared first on The Old New Thing.
122. Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32 also known as i386, second try (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Appeasing the invisible return address predictor. The post Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32 also known as i386, second try appeared first on The Old New Thing.
123. Windows stack limit checking retrospective: PowerPC (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Doing the math backwards. The post Windows stack limit checking retrospective: PowerPC appeared first on The Old New Thing.
124. Windows stack limit checking retrospective: MIPS (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Optimizing out the unnecessary probes comes with its own complexity. The post Windows stack limit checking retrospective: MIPS appeared first on The Old New Thing.
125. Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32, also known as i386 (devblogs.microsoft.com)
One of the weirdest calling conventions you'll see. The post Windows stack limit checking retrospective: x86-32, also known as i386 appeared first on The Old New Thing.
126. How do compilers ensure that large stack allocations do not skip over the guard page? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Don't take steps that are too large. The post How do compilers ensure that large stack allocations do not skip over the guard page? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
127. A snappy answer when asked about dressing casually at IBM (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Oh, this old thing? The post A snappy answer when asked about dressing casually at IBM appeared first on The Old New Thing.
128. The fine print giveth and the bold print taketh away: The countdown timer (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Think fast, no pressure. The post The fine print giveth and the bold print taketh away: The countdown timer appeared first on The Old New Thing.
129. Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Ambiguous overloaded operator (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Look for the conflicting definitions to see where they are coming from. The post Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Ambiguous overloaded operator appeared first on The Old New Thing.
130. When ReadDirectoryChangesW reports that a deletion occurred, how can I learn more about the deleted thing? (devblogs.microsoft.com)
It's already gone. If you need more information, you should have been remembering it. The post When <CODE>ReadDirectoryChangesW</CODE> reports that a deletion occurred, how can I learn more about the deleted thing? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
131. The mystery of the posted message that was dispatched before reaching the main message loop (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Perhaps it's because you dispatched it. The post The mystery of the posted message that was dispatched before reaching the main message loop appeared first on The Old New Thing.
132. Aha, I found a counterexample to the documentation that says that QueryPerformanceCounter never fails (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Of course, anything can happen if you break the rules. The post Aha, I found a counterexample to the documentation that says that <CODE>QueryPerformanceCounter</CODE> never fails appeared first on The Old New Thing.
133. Just for fun: A survey of write protect notches on floppy disks and other media (devblogs.microsoft.com)
Just some useless trivia. The post Just for fun: A survey of write protect notches on floppy disks and other media appeared first on The Old New Thing.