Charlie Petzold was one of the pioneer Windows development writers, along with Paul Yao and a few others. I didn't write my first Windows development book until 1992, and by then Charlie's books were ...

How a discontinued legacy sparked a modern language built to last for decades — Ring emerged after Microsoft canceled ...

One of the hazards that Microsoft groups face when they launch their products is competition for attention from other Microsoft groups with bigger marketing budgets. Think about the poor Windows ...

I am interested in porting an application written for Mac OS X to Windows but I'm uncertain about the best APIs to use in terms of ease of development and learning. The backend is straight C/C++. I ...

If you were a Windows programmer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, most likely you had a copy of Programming Windows by Charles Petzold on your bookshelf. The book, in its many editions, was so ...

Forward-looking: Initially deployed in 2021, the Windows App SDK is designed to provide a comprehensive set of APIs and tools for building modern Windows desktop applications. Developers can choose ...

In context: Rust is a general-purpose language designed for building fast and secure software. Its strong focus on memory safety aims to eliminate most memory-related bugs and security vulnerabilities ...

On Windows 11, when it comes to text editors, usually, only two apps come to mind, Notepad and Notepad++. Even though many would consider Notepad++ to be a superior application, Microsoft has been ...

With Windows 11 version 24H2, Microsoft is providing the latest version of the current Microsoft operating system free of charge. Every Windows 11 user can install it directly via the Windows update ...