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Summary of results from 2009.

Read more Leave a Comment December 31, 2009 Dan Norris-Jones

Windows on x64

Whenever a process accesses a disk, the network, the registry, or any other system resource, the corresponding API call invariably ends in kernel mode. The x64 kernel, of course, expects 64-bit data structures (pointers and the like). 32-bit applications, on the other hand, use 32-bit data structures. Thus conversion (called thunking) is required, which is performed by the WoW DLLs mentioned above, but it comes at a price.

Read more Leave a Comment December 12, 2009 Matthew Skelton

Primary Interop Assemblies

Although any developer who wants to use COM types from a .NET Framework application can generate an interop assembly, doing so creates a problem.

Read more Leave a Comment December 2, 2009 Matthew Skelton


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