Raymond’s hot take on Hainanese chicken
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260625-01/?p=112469
Published: June 25, 2026 14:00
Subtlety. The post Raymond’s hot take on Hainanese chicken appeared first on The Old New Thing.
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The case of the DLL that was not present in memory despite not being formally unloaded, part 1
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260625-00/?p=112467
Published: June 25, 2026 14:00
Figuring out how it went missing. The post The case of the DLL that was not present in memory despite not being formally unloaded, part 1 appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Cancellation of Windows Runtime activities is asynchronous
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260624-00/?p=112465
Published: June 24, 2026 14:00
You're asking for it to cancel, but it doesn't wait for confirmation. The post Cancellation of Windows Runtime activities is asynchronous appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Microspeak elaborated: Isn’t escrow just a release candidate by another name?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260623-00/?p=112462
Published: June 23, 2026 14:00
Yes, but the name is a psychological trick. The post Microspeak elaborated: Isn’t escrow just a release candidate by another name? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260622-00/?p=112451
Published: June 22, 2026 14:00
Starting in Word and expanding to nearly every other word processor, and even things that aren't word processors. The post In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words appeared first on The Old New Thing.
What does it mean when the bottom bit of my HMODULE is set?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260619-00/?p=112447
Published: June 19, 2026 14:00
A special kind of HMODULE. The post What does it mean when the bottom bit of my <CODE>HMODULE</CODE> is set? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Why doesn’t GetÂLastÂInputÂInfo() return info for the user I’m impersonating?
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260618-00/?p=112444
Published: June 18, 2026 14:00
It doesn't care about impersonation, says so on the tin. The post Why doesn’t <CODE>GetÂLastÂInputÂInfo()</CODE> return info for the user I’m impersonating? appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Windows stack limit checking retrospective, follow-up
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260617-00/?p=112436
Published: June 17, 2026 14:00
Choosing the register to use to pass the desired stack allocation size. The post Windows stack limit checking retrospective, follow-up appeared first on The Old New Thing.
Retrofitting the WM_COPYÂDATA message onto Windows 3.1
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260616-00/?p=112430
Published: June 16, 2026 14:00
It was carefully designed to be trivial. The post Retrofitting the <CODE>WM_<WBR>COPYÂDATA</CODE> message onto Windows 3.1 appeared first on The Old New Thing.
The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad that they fixed it during emulation
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260615-00/?p=112419
Published: June 15, 2026 14:00
Offensive content in the eyes of a software engineer. The post The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad that they fixed it during emulation appeared first on The Old New Thing.