Category Archives: Development

MFC 25th Birthday Makeover (Part 4)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by mydeveloperday

In this 4th installment of giving MFC a Windows 10 makeover, I want to focus on some of the little things that make an application look like its Windows 10, some of the items are going to seem picky but … Continue reading →

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MFC 25th Birthday Makeover (Part 3)

Posted on March 7, 2017 by mydeveloperday

In this 3rd installment as we try to make our example application look more “Windows 10”, we start with our application with still too much blue Lets start by trying to remove the blue from the tabs, virtual void OnDrawTab(         CDC* pDC,         CRect rectTab, … Continue reading →

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MFC 25th Birthday Makeover (Part 2)

Posted on March 6, 2017 by mydeveloperday

Following on from part 1  our aim is to understand the effects of the VisualManager API in order our make an application look like its native to Windows 10 Our example example application, had a poorly quality main button, in … Continue reading →

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MFC 25th Birthday Makeover (Part 1)

Posted on March 6, 2017 by mydeveloperday

With MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) reaching the ripe old age of 25 many C++ developer find themselves still using it for Windows desktop application development, Why is this when Microsoft has introduced new UI concepts like WPF/XAML/WinForms? Well it may have something … Continue reading →

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Making a C++ .NET Framework (Part 2)

Posted on November 30, 2015 by mydeveloperday

In my last blog I talked about how having a .NET Framework readily available to C++ would allow developers to write tools with the same level of ease as using C#. I presented the obvious first example of a “HelloWorld” … Continue reading →

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Making a C++ .NET Framework (Part 1)

Posted on November 27, 2015 by mydeveloperday

Most of my day is spent developing in C++, I love C++ , but out of the box C++ is pretty hard for new starters, its not that the language is anymore complex than C# or Java or other languages … Continue reading →

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Is Modern C++ The Emperor’s new Clothes

Posted on October 21, 2015 by mydeveloperday

You hear a lot about “modern C++” these days and how you are supposed to use all the new fancy features of C++11/C++14, “because they are beautiful”, “clearer”, “less error prone” Yes they are great, but I seem to continuously … Continue reading →

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Contributing to Clang-Format

Posted on September 18, 2015 by mydeveloperday

The following blog outlines my experiences when starting to try and get involved in the clang open source project, your own experiences may be different (your mileage may vary!), but I wrote this to document how I approached it,because despite … Continue reading →

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Formatting C++ with Clang-Format

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mydeveloperday

Over the years, I’ve spent developing code I have tried lots of different tools to help me format the way my code looks. I tend to find unless my editing environment is set up correctly its easy for me to  inadvertently … Continue reading →

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Getting My Gamer Teenage Child Interested in Coding

Posted on July 3, 2015 by mydeveloperday

Developing games these days isn’t always quite like it used to be back in the 80’s when the closest thing we had to modern AAA games was “Melbourne House” and “Ultimate Play the Game” Today games are like movies, they … Continue reading →

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