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OWL stands for Object Windows Library. It is a C++ GUI framework for creating Windows applications.
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Speaking in Singapore (Thursday 20 November) and Sydney (Sunday 23 November)
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Speaking in Singapore (Thursday 20 November) and Sydney (Sunday 23 November)
In the next week, I will be giving talks on C++ reflection in Singapore (Thursday night) and Sydney (Sunday night). If you’re local, please RSVP! I look forward to seeing many of you there. S…
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November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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AMD vs. Intel: a Unicode benchmark
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AMD vs. Intel: a Unicode benchmark
Roughly speaking, our processors come in two types, the ARM processors found in your phone and the x64 processors made by Intel and AMD. The best server processors used to be made by Intel. Increasing...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Perform wide-sweeping refactors using C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot
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Perform wide-sweeping refactors using C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot - C++ Team Blog
Refactoring a C++ codebase can often require tracking updates across various sections of multiple files to ensure accuracy and relevancy.  Historically, developers have relied on manual searches acros...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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How did Windows 3.1 distinguish two different programs that happened to share the same executable name?
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How did Windows 3.1 distinguish two different programs that happened to share the same executable name? - The Old New Thing
The trouble with disambiguation.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Optimize Your C++ Build Times with GitHub Copilot
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Optimize Your C++ Build Times with GitHub Copilot - C++ Team Blog
New GitHub Copilot build performance for Windows help you optimize your build times for your C++ project. See how it works in action.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Rotating the tree
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Rotating the tree - The Old New Thing
Preserving in-order while linearizing.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Restructuring the tree
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Restructuring the tree - The Old New Thing
Changing the tree structure to make it easier to delete.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Synthesizing the parent pointer
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Synthesizing the parent pointer - The Old New Thing
Making one as you go.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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CppCon 2025 brought the energy! From deep dives into C++ tooling to hallway chats that sparked new ideas, this year’s event was packed with insights and inspiration. If you missed it, check out the trip report from the Microsoft C++ team. msft.it/63325tzh5X
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Microsoft C++ Team at CppCon 2025: Trip Report - C++ Team Blog
Another year and another CppCon is all wrapped up! Microsoft was pleased to once again be an exhibitor and to have several of our employees present sessions at the conference. Here are my major takeaways from the keynotes, sessions, conversations, and the general vibe. AI tooling is finding a footing with the C++ community. The […]
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November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Fix build issues using GitHub Copilot after upgrading MSVC Build Tools
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Fix build issues using GitHub Copilot after upgrading MSVC Build Tools - C++ Team Blog
A few problems have reared their heads at every company where I’ve worked on C++ as a Software Engineer over the past 20 years. For the most part, those problems have nothing to do with the language a...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Traversal with parent pointers
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Non-recursively deleting a binary tree in constant space: Traversal with parent pointers - The Old New Thing
First assume that you have a parent pointer.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Did you participate in the lambda hunt challenge? Here is some more background with an example.

https://andreasfertig.com/blog/2022/08/cpp-insights-lambdas-in-unevaluated-contexts/

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C++ Insights: Lambdas in unevaluated contexts
About two weeks ago, I added support for P0315R4: Lambdas in unevaluated contexts, to C++ Insights. What can out do with this new abili...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0
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What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0 - C++ Team Blog
Get ready to level up your C++ productivity, because Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0 is now generally available! You can take advantage of the new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements in ...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II: Getting two processors to share the same memory
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The Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II: Getting two processors to share the same memory - The Old New Thing
Reportedly Microsoft's first hardware product.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Why does SHFormat­Date­Time take an unaligned FILETIME?
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Why does SHFormat­Date­Time take an unaligned FILETIME? - The Old New Thing
Designed for its original use case.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Inside Visual Studio: Improving Open-Source Workflows with vcpkg
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Inside Visual Studio: Improving Open-Source Workflows with vcpkg - C++ Team Blog
vcpkg, an open-source C/C++ package manager maintained by Microsoft, is increasingly recognized as a leading dependency management solution. As an enterprise-grade tool, it enables organizations to st...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Automated Equality Checks in C++ with Reflection (C++26)
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Automated Equality Checks in C++ with Reflection (C++26)
In C++, comparing two objects for equality is straightforward when they are simple types like integers or strings. But what about complex, nested structures? You may have to implement the comparison (...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Code legacy: Analyzing Erlang's C and C++ modules that have been running for decades
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Code legacy: Analyzing Erlang′s C and C++ modules that have been running for decades
Code for some Erlang/OTP modules is older than most modern junior developers. These files are the true digital patriarchs. For decades, they have made sure that banking transactions, telephone...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Trip report: November 2025 ISO C++ standards meeting (Kona, USA)
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Trip report: November 2025 ISO C++ standards meeting (Kona, USA)
On Saturday, the ISO C++ committee completed the first of two final fit-and-finish meetings for C++26, in our meeting in Kona, USA. What we have in the C++26 working draft represents exactly the se…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Trying to build a XAML tree in code throws a “No installed components were detected” exception
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Trying to build a XAML tree in code throws a "No installed components were detected" exception - The Old New Thing
An unfortunate error code collision, but the explanatory text leads the way.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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What to do when you have a crash in the runtime control flow guard check
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What to do when you have a crash in the runtime control flow guard check - The Old New Thing
You don't have to understand it, but you should be able to extract data from it.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM