Idle Coding
Tidbits about coding for when you're bored
Starting multiple applications on boot with a time delay
I recently moved to a new state away from my team's home office. I will be permanently working from...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 09/12/2017
Why delete[] matters
Even as a senior software engineer, it seems like I still learn every day. This is a small story...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 08/17/2015
Surface Pro 3 Bluetooth Driver Fix
I recently bought my wife a Surface Pro 3 that replaced her old and dying MacBook Pro....
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 10/08/2014
Fiber/Thread Local Storage
Over the course of professional development you run into extremely helpful functions in the Windows...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 07/11/2013
Using registers for return value debugging in Visual Studio
Often, I find myself desiring to know the return value of function. Normally, I can set a print...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 07/13/2012
My first mistake
I first started at PowerPoint during the lengthy bug fixing stage. It was being thrown into a...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 07/11/2012
Editing controls within an ItemContainer for a ListBox (Silverlight/Windows Phone)
Normally, we place controls on a page, give them names, and edit their contents in the respective...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 07/10/2012
Generated destructor debugging in Visual Studio
I need to add a disclaimer. I understand that this method of adding breakpoints is common for...
Author: Ryan Knuth Date: 07/09/2012