Category: code

Tree-walking algorithms: Incrementally performing a postorder walk of an N-ary tree

We continue our exploration of algorithms for walking incrementally through an N-ary tree by perform a postorder walk through the

We continue our exploration of algorithms for walking incrementally through an N-ary tree by perform a preorder walk through the

Suppose you have an N-ary tree, in which the node operations are Get first child. Get next sibling. Get parent.

A customer was updating some code that manipulated registry key security. The old code used the SetSecurityInfo function to update

There’s a nasty gotcha with the DeferWindowPos function, and therefore any functions built on top of it, such as SetWindowPos:

There are still some people maintaining code bases written in C++/CX, even though C++/WinRT is the new hotness. Suppose you

You’ve probably had to do this in C#. You get an object, you need to cast it to some type

Last time, we made another attempt to fix a race condition in C++/WinRT’s resume_foreground(DispatcherQueue) function when it tries to resume

How The New York Times designed a planning tool as part of their CMS to help streamline newsroom workflow. The

Findmypast (FMP) software engineering practises and operational practices have changed considerably over the last few years. We’ve moved from a