Retired Microsoft operating systems engineer Davepl reveals some of his favorite C++ tips and tricks accumulated during nearly 40 years as a C/C++ programmer.

Dave was a developer for Windows Task Manager, ZIP Folders, Space Cadet Pinball, the Windows Shell, OLE/COM, MSDOS, and much more.

Some Microsoft Campus photos are copyright and credit to Ken Sykes, used with permission.

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