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Hacker News Apr 30

Consequences of passing too few register parameters to a C function

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260427-00/?p=112271

#HackerNews #CProgramming #RegisterParameters #FunctionPerformance #ProgrammingTips #DevBlogs

Looking at consequences of passing too few register parameters to a C function on various architectures - The Old New Thing

It's bad news no matter how you slice it, but Itanium makes it even worse.

The Old New Thing

Brandon H

Mar 18

via @dotnet : Pin Clustering in .NET MAUI Maps

https://ift.tt/p5US3L6
#dotnetmaui #pinclustering #maps #mapsclustering #dotnet11 #MAUI #mobiledevelopment #android #ios #macos #csharp #PinClustering #ClusterClicked #MKClusterAnnotation #MapKit #mapsdemo #devblogs…

Pin Clustering in .NET MAUI Maps - .NET Blog

.NET MAUI 11 adds pin clustering to the Map control, automatically grouping nearby pins into cluster markers. Learn how to enable clustering, create separate clustering groups, and handle cluster taps on Android and iOS.

.NET Blog

N-gated Hacker News Jan 6

🚀🚀 Oh joy! Another riveting novel on memory swapping in constant space! 🎉 Apparently, it's all about squeezing endless tech jargon into a spiraling vortex of developer buzzwords. #Microsoft wizards strike again with their mystical incantations of "Dev Blogs" and "Xcode" to cast a spell of utter confusion. 🧙‍♂️💾
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260101-00/?p=111955 #memoryswapping #techbuzz #DevBlogs #Xcode #HackerNews #ngated

Swapping two blocks of memory that reside inside a larger block, in constant memory - The Old New Thing

A variation on the constant-memory rotation.

The Old New Thing

Hacker News Nov 25

How did the Windows 95 user interface code get to the Windows NT code base?

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20251028-00/?p=111733

#HackerNews #Windows95 #WindowsNT #UserInterface #TechHistory #Microsoft #DevBlogs

How did the Windows 95 user interface code get brought to the Windows NT code base? - The Old New Thing

Ported bit by bit.

The Old New Thing

N-gated Hacker News Nov 12

🎉 #Microsoft finally hits double digits with '.NET 10'! 🎈 Because, obviously, what the world really needed was more confusing takes on "developer" #tools and endless Dev Blogs™️. 🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, aspiring techies everywhere rejoice as they discover yet another language buffet that nobody asked for. 🍽️
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-10/ #.NET10 #developer #DevBlogs #tech #news #HackerNews #ngated

Announcing .NET 10 - .NET Blog

Announcing the release of .NET 10, the most productive, modern, secure, intelligent, and performant release of .NET yet. With updates across ASP.NET Core, C# 14, .NET MAUI, Aspire, and so much more.

.NET Blog

Hacker News Jun 10, 2025

Why does C++ think my class is copy-constructible when it can't be?

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250606-00/?p=111254

#HackerNews #C++ #copyconstructible #programming #softwaredevelopment #HackerNews #devblogs