Taint analysis in PVS-Studio C and C++ analyzer pvs-studio.com/en/blog/post...

Schneier on LLM vulnerabilities, agentic AI, and “trusting trust” herbsutter.com/2025/10/23/s...

What about the icons in pifmgr.dll? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Desi Lydic sits down with the co-chair of the Communist Party USA to find out if Zohran Mamdani is really what the GOP says he is

Material from my code::dive talk "Embedded-Friendly C++: Features That Make a Difference" is available! 👉 Slides: https://fertig.to/slides #cpp #codedive

Using RAII to remedy a defect where not all code paths performed required exit actions, follow-up devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Bjarne Stroustrup’s paper “Concept-Based Generic Programming in C++” blogs.embarcadero.com/bjarne-strou...

The Intel i386 turns 40 years old — 275,000 transistors running at 16MHz changed personal computing forever www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Using RAII to remedy a defect where not all code paths performed required exit actions devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

My presentation "Will Your Program Still Be Correct Next Year", from @cpponsea.bsky.social , was just published on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L6q...

If your team still has budget left this year and wants to level up their Modern C++ skills — this might be the perfect fit. From C++11 to C++23, I offer in-house training tailored to your team’s experience. Send me a message if you’d like to grab the last slot for this year. #training #workshop

Speeding up C++ functions with a thread_local cache lemire.me/blog/2025/10...

Why can you increment a reference count with relaxed semantics, but you have to decrement with release semantics? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Still debugging templates from 2014? 😉 It might be time to get to know Modern C++. Join me for a free 30-minute live Q&A on Oct 28 — we’ll walk through my program and see how live coaching helps you stop guessing and start writing clean code. fertig.to/webinar #cpp #learning #webinar

I remember taking a screen shot of a video, and when I opened it in Paint, the video was playing in it! What witchcraft is this? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Did you know about the C++ Insights YouTube channel? https://youtube.com/@andreas_fertig You get a new video there every third Wednesday of the month. The next video goes out in less than 24 hours! #cppinsights #cpp #cpp23

When I revisit a C++ team I once trained — whether for consulting or a code review — and see the beautiful, clean code they’re writing now, it’s pure joy. ❤️ There’s nothing better than seeing great engineering grow from great training. 🚀 #training #cpp #cplusplus

API design principle: Don’t tempt people to divide by zero devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Organizational Inefficiencies And Developer Productivity: How Ignoring The Former Affects The Latter blogs.embarcadero.com/organization...

Stumbling block for AI: UTF-8 pvs-studio.com/en/blog/post...

Poll: Does your project use terminating assertions in production? herbsutter.com/2025/10/13/p...

The self-assignment principle for Windows Runtime properties applies to default values devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

C++ Templates: How to Iterate through std::tuple: C++26 Packs and Expansion Statements www.cppstories.com/2025/tuple-i...

Aesthetics matter lemire.me/blog/2025/10...

Preventing Developer Burnout: From Reactive Fixes to a Proactive Approach to Well-Being blogs.embarcadero.com/preventing-d...

How static analysis encourages developers to refactor code: Another look at Source SDK pvs-studio.com/en/blog/post...

Speaking on October 21 at PDXCPP: Portland OR C++ meetup herbsutter.com/2025/10/08/s...

Functions are Asymmetric www.elbeno.com/blog/?p=1804

Windows Runtime API design principles around read-write properties: Idempotence and self-assignment devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Remembering the end of support for VRML in Internet Explorer devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

My C++17/20 course now comes with live 1:1 coaching sessions! No more endless Googling. No more “am I doing this right?” moments. Ready to stay ahead in modern C++? 👉 Check it out: https://fertig.to/slcoaching #cpp #cpp20 #cplusplus

Check out my post, "Understanding the role of cv-qualifiers in function parameters", I'll continue explaining cv-qualifiers. https://andreasfertig.com/blog/2024/04/understanding-the-role-of-cv-qualifiers-in-function-parameters/ #cplusplus #cpp

C++/CLI Devs — Overload Resolution Fix Alert! The latest update fixes how overloads are resolved when using params arrays — making your interop code cleaner, predictable, and less error-prone. Details: msft.it/63329sxDdN​

Code comments should apply to the state of the system at the point the comment “executes” devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

In my latest blog post, "Forward declaring a type in C++: The good, and the bad?," you'll learn about the consequence of forward declaring a type. https://andreasfertig.com/blog/2025/10/forward-declaring-a-type-in-cpp-the-good-and-the-bad/ #cplusplus #cpp #cpp20

std::ranges may not deliver the performance that you expect lemire.me/blog/2025/10...

Can we get weak functions for static linking? The Visual C++ compiler says “We have weak functions at home” devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Ever feel stuck when it comes to asynchronous programming in C++? Coroutines simplify your code and make it more readable—but only if you know how to use them. Get yourself the Howto. https://fertig.to/slcoro #cpp20 #programming #coroutines #cpp

The problem with inferring from a function call operator is that there may be more than one devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

How do I convert a FILETIME to a C++ clock like std::system_clock or winrt::clock? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

My other CppCon talk video is now available: The Joy of C++26 Contracts (and Some Myth-Conceptions) herbsutter.com/2025/10/01/m...

How can I enumerate the overflow icons in the Notification Area without showing them? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

I will be speaking at code::dive 2025! The talk's title is "Embedded-Friendly C++: Features That Make a Difference". Come and join me there! https://codedive.pl/?session=195-embedded-friendly-c%252B%252B%253A-features-that-make-a-difference#agenda#agenda #cpp #cpp20 #cplusplus

Why didn’t Windows 95 setup install a miniature Windows 95 so that it could be written as a 32-bit program? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Samples note: Use comments to describe what code does, not what you wish the code would do devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Fixing Overload Resolution For Parameter Arrays in C++/CLI devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/fixi...

The smallest number that is infinite lemire.me/blog/2025/09...

A Crossword for CppCon 2025 – Solutions www.elbeno.com/blog/?p=1798

Why is Windows still tinkering with critical sections? devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...

Another lesson learned from the Windows 98 on-stage USB blue screen devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...