🤔 So, you want to let Windows know you're writing a binary file? Just casually mention it over coffee—it’s not like it’s the most basic developer task ever. But hey, at least you got to scroll through an endless list of Microsoft buzzwords and acronyms! 😂
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How do I inform Windows that I'm writing a binary file? - The Old New Thing
You don't. All files are binary at the file system level.
In a stunning revelation from 2004, we learn that uninitialized garbage on
#ia64 is dangerous—who would've guessed? 😱 The article then detours into a parade of Microsoft buzzwords, reminding us that tech jargon is the ultimate cure for
#insomnia. 💤
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Uninitialized garbage on ia64 can be deadly - The Old New Thing
On Friday, we talked about some of the bad things that can happen if you call a function with the wrong signature. The ia64 introduces yet another possible bad consequence of a mismatched function signature which you may have thought was harmless. The CreateThread function accepts a LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE, which has the function signature DWORD CALLBACK […]
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