John Schroedl

Mixing Rendering Technologies on Windows | DirectX Windows has many methods of rendering images to the screens. Those include GDI, Direct3D, Direct2D, DirectWrite, XAML, Windows Forms, Win2D, and WinUI. Windows 10 brought support for mixing some of…

Mixing Rendering Technologies on Windows | DirectX

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#windowsdev #directx #xaml #winui #win2d #ui #winforms

The new "compact spacing" option in the latest VS 2026 Insider build is welcome. How about making the same option available in the new Options experience @visualstudio.com !

Thanks for your efforts and time. Really looking forward to the linear algebra possibility!

C++ supported?

From the same playbook which designs the system to not allow entering an activity you did earlier w/o telling the watch. Fitbit had this from day one.

If you want your WinUI app to launch to the tray, and optionally add a context menu to the tray, it is now SUPER simple with WinUIEx!

How can I write a C++/WinRT IAsyncOperation<T> where T is not a Windows Runtime type?, part 2 - The Old New Thing Safer smuggling.

How can I write a C++/WinRT IAsyncOperation<T> where T is not a Windows Runtime type?, part 2
devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/...
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#cplusplus

Do you need a NumberBox that works with Integers or Decimals (or any other number type), nullable or not? Go grab WinUIEx 2.7 while its hot
NuGet: www.nuget.org/packages/Win...
Doc: dotmorten.github.io/WinUIEx/conc...
#winui

I used to be excited about updates to Visual Studio. Sadly, that ended with the Github Copilot firehose.

Introducing C++ You know how to code, but you're ready to level up. You've heard about the power and performance of C++, a language vital to fields like AI, game development, and high-performance... - Selection from ...

My Introducing C++ book is on the O'Reilly platform and is now up to chapter 11: www.oreilly.com/library/view...
#Cpp

I really miss the AutoHistory extension from VS way back in the day..... devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio...

Any chance that could come back around? @madskristensen.net ?

IEnumWbemClassObject::Next (wbemcli.h) - Win32 apps Use the IEnumWbemClassObject::Next method to get one or more objects starting at the current position in an enumeration.

Interesting...MSDN has a link to a CodeProject article.

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...

Claude Talk with Claude, an AI assistant from Anthropic

Does Claude.ai factor in at all? That's what I've been using.

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

I thin VS's best kept secret are the teams who keep improving the product yearly. From STL, @tartanllama.xyz, Cameron DaCamara, and many others I can't name. See, many are "hidden" :-) I appreciate people working in areas which are non-AI glamour for the benefit of folks like me making desktop apps.

Holy Annoyance

Looking forward to trying this. Every savings in pwsh startup is welcome (as is oh-my-posh!)

Today is my 34th work anniversary. I started with SAS in 1991, moved to JMP (a subsidiary) in 2006 and have loved working here the entire time.

I'd want to move away from C++/CLI because MS won't be updating it to support C++23 or 26 features. Really like using WPF and I do think WinUI is catching up with it. I'd like the custom caption features it has, for example

I use C++ with C++/CLI and WPF but that's b/c it's a legacy codebase. For new work I'd use WinUI.

A drawing of a perfect phone that only has three buttons on it, one of them says IS HE DEAD one of them says AM I BROKE and the other one says RELAXING PUZZLE GAME

I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning

Really hope it helps. At this point I'm willing to give just about anything a try. I wonder if there are any studies on this.

Exactly the reason I no longer attend Build. Windows has become an afterthought.

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Pure Virtual C++ 2025 is coming April 30th! 🎉 Dive into #Cpp goodies like:
➕ v1.0 of the meta::[[verse]]
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[Problem/Bug]: Browser tooltip shown outside of visible control area. · Issue #5175 · MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback What happened? The WPF browser control shows tooltips outside of the application window. Importance Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable. Runtime Channel Stable release ...

Filed a bug with tooltip rendering in the WebView2 WPF control. I expect it to disappear into the sea of issues.

github.com/MicrosoftEdg...

argh, and Keep Unread. The two buttons I actually use are hidden under a rock now.

@feedly did you move the "Hide" button under a ... menu? My flow is broken :-(