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x64 Debugging With Pseudo Variables

For many years, Visual C++ has included a set of pseudo variables and format specifiers for use in debugging. In the December 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Kenny Kerr shares some of the pseudo variables and format specifiers that he’s found most useful Read More...
Posted Monday, December 15, 2008 6:48 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Windows With C++: High-Performance Algorithms

Algorithm efficiency is not as straightforward as you might think. A well-designed algorithm on a single processor can often outperform an inefficient implementation on multiple processors. In the October 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Kenny Kerr walks Read More...
Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 1 Comments

Going Places: Ink-Enabled Apps For Tablet PC

The process for ink capture and analysis on the Tablet PC is straightforward in managed code. To the uninitiated developer, however, creating unmanaged Tablet PC applications can be rather daunting. In the October 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Gus Class Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:26 PM by tdorsey | 0 Comments

Windows with C++: Asynchronous WinHTTP

A common misconception is that you need to use the .NET Framework if you want your application to access the Web. The truth is that both managed and native code need to deal with many of the same issues. In the August 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Kenny Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 7:00 AM by tdorsey | 0 Comments
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Windows With C++: Decoding Windows Vista Icons With WIC

In the April 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , Kenny Kerr introduced the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) , showing you how you can use it to encode and decode different image formats. In the June 2008 issue, Kenny shows you how to extend WIC by writing your Read More...
Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 10:23 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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A C++ Library That Simplifies Windows Forms

One problem with GUI programming in C++ is that most libraries are too low level, putting much of the burden on the programmer. In the June 2008 issue of MSDN Magazine , John Torjo introduces you eGUI++, a C++ library that gives you a high-level interface Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 1 Comments
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A Survey of .NET Languages And Paradigms

Hundreds of languages target Windows either directly through the Win32 API or through the CLR, and more are being built every day. While you've probably heard about many of these new languages and language paradigms, you may be wondering what it all means. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments

Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack

Although the Visual C++ compiler has been improved in a areas including performance, security, and standards conformance, seemingly little has been done in the way of new library and productivity features for quite some time. That has changed with the Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Bjarne Stroustrup interview

Recently, our Editor in Chief Howard Dierking had the pleasure of talking to Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++ , about a host of topics, from his thoughts on languages to general industry trends to his own personal reading list. We feature the interview Read More...
Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 7:13 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Windows with C++: Windows Imaging Component Basics

The Microsoft Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is an extensible framework for encoding, decoding, and manipulating images. WIC supports different image formats using an extensible set of imaging codecs. Each codec supports a different image format and Read More...
Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 8:33 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Security Briefs: Buffer overrun defenses in Visual C++

There are a number of reasons for the many buffer overruns in production C and C++ code. The languages provide direct access to vulnerable memory, but developers also make mistakes, and there have historically been few defenses offered by compilers. In Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:23 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Windows with C++: Windows Services Enhancements

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 bring some significant changes to services. Many of these features are focused on making it simpler to produce services that are more secure, but among the non-security-related service features are a few aimed at Read More...
Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 1 Comments
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WinUnit Simplifies Unit Testing for Native C++ Applications

Have you been frustrated by so-called "engineering experts" who extol the virtues of unit testing, yet can offer little more than hand waving when asked for tool recommendations for native code? In the February issue of MSDN Magazine , Maria Blees introduces Read More...
Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 2 Comments
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CLR Inside Out: Using DLRConsole and Marshaling Between Managed and Unmanaged Code

Dynamic languages are traditionally associated with an interactive environment, giving you a run-evaluate-print loop (REPL), and allowing for an explorative trial-and-error approach to programming. The Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) is a dynamic language Read More...
Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 11:15 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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Windows With C++: Windows Template Library 8.0

The Visual C++ team developed the Active Template Library (ATL) to allow COM clients and servers to be easily created while producing the smallest and fastest code possible. Windows Template Library (WTL) extends ATL with a very rich set of class templates Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:00 AM by MSDNMagazine | 0 Comments
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