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OWL stands for Object Windows Library. It is a C++ GUI framework for creating Windows applications.
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Exploring C++20 std::chrono - Calendar Types
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Exploring C++20 std::chrono - Calendar Types
Before C++20, <chrono> gave us a solid foundation for working with clocks, durations, and time points - but it didn’t really know anything about the civil calendar. If you needed to represent “March 1...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Performance trick : optimistic vs pessimistic checks
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Performance trick : optimistic vs pessimistic checks
Strings in programming are often represented as arrays of 8-bit words. The string is ASCII if and only if all 8-bit words have their most significant bit unset. In other words, the byte values must be...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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All the other cool languages have try…finally. C++ says “We have try…finally at home.”
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All the other cool languages have try...finally. C++ says "We have try...finally at home." - The Old New Thing
The destructor serves as the "finally".
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December 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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In today's #VSToolbox session replay, we get a look at the new C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot and David show us the Copilot build performance agent for Windows. Check it out. 🎥 msft.it/63329tWY6N
spot art. Photo of presenter(s). text reads: Visual Studio Toolbox C++ and GitHub Copilot
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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JSON-complete data formats and programming languages
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JSON-complete data formats and programming languages
Much of the data on the Internet is shared using a simple format called JSON. JSON is made of two composite types (arrays and key-value maps) and a small number of primitive types (64-bit floating-poi...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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A shortcut gives me a weird path for a program shortcut that doesn’t point to the executable, so what is it?
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A shortcut gives me a weird path for a program shortcut that doesn't point to the executable, so what is it? - The Old New Thing
It's a placeholder because the shortcut is to an MSI application.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030
Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade. The post Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030 appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Concluding thoughts on our deep dive into Windows clipboard text conversion
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Concluding thoughts on our deep dive into Windows clipboard text conversion - The Old New Thing
Stick to Unicode and you'll be fine.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot: now in Public Preview
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C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot: now in Public Preview - C++ Team Blog
In November, we introduced C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot as a Private Preview, focusing on partnering with customers to tackle one of the common, taxing challenges for C++ development: ref...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Deducing the consequences of Windows clipboard text formats on UTF-8
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Deducing the consequences of Windows clipboard text formats on UTF-8 - The Old New Thing
Working out the implications.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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C++ Insights - Episode 69: = default and uniform initialization - Best Practice Explained

In this episode, you'll learn a best practice using =default and uniform initialization.

https://youtu.be/gDKKZb4qASE

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C++ Insights - Episode 69: = default and uniform initialization - Best Practice Explained
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December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Why is the Windows clipboard taking the scenic route when converting from CF_TEXT to CF_OEM­TEXT?
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Why is the Windows clipboard taking the scenic route when converting from CF_TEXT to CF_OEM­TEXT? - The Old New Thing
Something is forcing it down an alternate path.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Is C++ Too Complex?
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Is C++ Too Complex?
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December 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Computer vision for code: What PVS-Studio saw in OpenCV
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Computer vision for code: What PVS-Studio saw in OpenCV
What do computer vision and static analysis have in common? Both seek meaning in data. OpenCV finds images among millions of pixels, while PVS-Studio finds errors among thousands of code lines. This.....
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December 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The Windows clipboard automatic text conversion algorithm is path-dependent
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The Windows clipboard automatic text conversion algorithm is path-dependent - The Old New Thing
When the journey is not half of the fun.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Resolving an ambiguity in the Windows clipboard automated text conversion table
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Resolving an ambiguity in the Windows clipboard automated text conversion table - The Old New Thing
Who goes first?
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December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Studying the various locale mismatch scenarios in Windows clipboard text format synthesis
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Studying the various locale mismatch scenarios in Windows clipboard text format synthesis - The Old New Thing
If they don't match, then the 8-bit strings are basically broken already.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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How does Windows synthesize the CF_LOCALE clipboard format?
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How does Windows synthesize the CF_LOCALE clipboard format? - The Old New Thing
Getting it from a place that might have been obvious in the past, but maybe not today.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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How does Windows synthesize CF_UNICODE­TEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa?
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How does Windows synthesize CF_UNICODE­TEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa? - The Old New Thing
Let's ask the locale.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Check out my post, "static, inline, or an unnamed namespace what's the difference" I teach you the difference between a function declared `static`, `inline`, or in an unnamed namespace and what to use in modern C++.

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static, inline, or an unnamed namespace what's the difference
Today's post teaches the difference between a function declared static, inline, or in an unnamed namespace. "What of these should I use...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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How does Windows synthesize CF_OEM­TEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa?
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How does Windows synthesize CF_OEM­TEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa? - The Old New Thing
Starting with the easy case, or at least it looks easy.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Material from my 🇩🇪 ESE Kongress talk "static, inline, const und constexpr - Was sie bedeuten und wann man sie verwendet" is available!

👉 Slides: https://fertig.to/slides

#cpp #esekongress
Here are the slides to a talk I recently gave.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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How can my process read its own standard output?
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How can my process read its own standard output? - The Old New Thing
You'll have to trick yourself before anybody notices, which may not be possible.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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My 13 Top New VCL Features in RAD Studio 13
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My 13 Top New VCL Features in RAD Studio 13
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December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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How can I read the standard output of an already-running process?
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How can I read the standard output of an already-running process? - The Old New Thing
You can't. You'll have to do it before the process starts.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM