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How to detect whether the connection to SQL Server is broken or not
For managed code, use SqlConnection’s StateChange event: ...
Date: 01/04/2012
C++ small gotcha - 3
Have two class as below: struct MyBase { __int64 x; __int64 y; MyBase() { memset(this, 0,...
Date: 12/30/2011
C++ small gotcha - 2
What’s wrong with the below code: // a wrapper class which holds memory that’s allocated...
Date: 12/29/2011
C++ small gotcha
Suppose str1 and str2 points to the same zero terminated string, will str1 and str2 be the same...
Date: 05/20/2011
Design pattern in .NET: iterator
The iterator pattern plays very important role in STL. In STL, iterators are the glue between...
Date: 07/19/2010
How to get high resolution timing info
We know that we can use GetTickCount to get timing info but the resolution of this API is limited to...
Date: 07/08/2010
C++ Tips: Adjustor thunk: what is it, why and how it works
When you debug C++ applications, you may notice below unusual functions generated by the compile....
Date: 07/01/2010
C++ tips: Why the pop method of STL stack does not return a value
Or why they don't combine the functionality of pop/top method into one function? We know that the...
Date: 06/28/2010
C++ tips: why you should not leak exception from a destructor
One of the reasons: we know the destructor of an auto object can be called in two situations: 1....
Date: 06/28/2010
Design pattern in .NET: template method
GoF's classical design pattern book has discussed template method pattern: define the skeleton of an...
Date: 06/26/2010
Structured Exception Handling (SEH) and C++ exception handling
C++ exception handling builds on top of the OS SEH support. If you are writing C++ code, it is...
Date: 06/25/2010
C++ tips: Disable "Enable Incremental Linking" linker option to get better symbols
By default, Visual Studio does not generate very friendly symbol names. For example, if you build...
Date: 06/25/2010
C++ tips: AddVectoredExceptionHandler, AddVectoredContinueHandler and SetUnhandledExceptionFilter
I write below code to verify the behaviors of AddVectoredExceptionHandler,...
Date: 06/24/2010