Stupid mistakes
Quite often, I see this:
Forget it, I’m stupid, this is all wrong.
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How does the Windows linker handle exported data?
I recently had to understand the details of what happens when on Windows you have a global variable in a DLL and try to use it from another. I did not find this spelled-out anywhere, so let’s change that. [Read More] -
How The Mods Made Me
Recently I got a message from someone that ran into a performance problem with a tool I wrote 15 years ago. On shutdown, the program would completely grind the entire machine to a halt for 3 minutes. Was I able to help them? A little bit, I think: We had... [Read More] -
Invisible loads and why I like free-standing functions
I have been grappling with a really silly C++ problem for a long time: I don’t like member functions, but I need to write member functions to get a decent programming UX. Member functions give me two things: scoping and discoverability. Scoping is the lesser of the two, because my... [Read More] -
More lessons from parenting
Today is my daughter’s fourth birthday. I have already previously written a few words about how parenting has changed me, and I want to continue with that today. One thing that changed recently is that my perspective on birthdays has changed, in a subtle way: Growing up as a kid... [Read More]