Looks like that's it, yes. I have the "interests" filter set to "C++, C++/CLI, C, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, VC9.0, VC10.0, VC11.0, VC12.0".

Thanks. I see. I never knew it was top 5 tags. On the second thought, I don't think that is the right answer. I just took a look at all the questions and the entire first page is filled with questions tagged C++ (I would have put a picture but I can't attach one). I don't see how C++ would not make it to the top 5.

There used to be a "C++ questions" filter/menu item under quick answers. Now it gone, but I see two entries for C#: "C# questions" and "C#4.0 questions". Is this a bug or a feature? I don't understand why C++ questions should no longer be directly accessible from there.

Toggle button, not start button. Huge difference, you know.

See, that happens when you have good marketing. There is no "return of the start button." Their merely implemented a toggle button but they sell it as a start button.

Starting a program by command line and drag&drop are different things. An application can implement any (or neither). You cannot simulate drag&drop from code if that application is not handling the drop.

That should only work if the application you want to start supports command line parameters, or if it the default application for starting the document type you're trying to open.

Sorry, for the misunderstanding, it wasn't for you, it was for the OP.

I don't think CoLoadLibrary would work with out-of-proc COM servers. If you don't have admin rights you could probably use registration-free COM activation[^].

That one with Linux shares was just hilarious. You know, Steve Jobs once said that great software manufactures want to make their own hardware. So Microsoft is perhaps going that path with Nokia and Dell.

Here is how to add restart support for you MFC apps: How to: Add Restart Manager Support[^] and MFC Restart Manager Support in VS2010[^].

Congrats. You have successfully installed bugs! :)

Space and time I mean different geographical areas, and different ages (like antiquity, dark ages, renaissance, present day, etc.) More clear for you?

I get the sarcasm, therefore I challenge you to prove otherwise. Prove that good and evil are absolute across time and space. :thumbsup:

Ethics and morality, good and evil are not absolute. They change from one age to the other, and are different in various geographic areas. No, what I mean is that it's not just Microsoft that does that. Everybody tries to outsell their competitors and are using all possible means for that.

It's a harsh world. The business world were corporations exist to bring profit to shareholders. Get over it.

Isn't Microsoft to blame for all the failures in this world? I bet they're also guilty for the Apple Maps failures.

I believe it would be nice to make article competitions a little bit more visible. Rather than drilling through some menus to get to the competition page and then click other not so visible links to view the winners is not the best experience. Maybe it would be possible to have a direct link somewhere in the home page, somewhere on the right sidebar (maybe below the Product Showcase?). It would also be nice to have a notification on an article selected in the competition during the voting period. On top of the article could be a note "this article is nominated for the XXX category in the monthly competition". And there should be a button there that takes you to the page where you can cast your vote(s) in the competition. That would increase exposure and enable more users to vote in the competitions. Of course, the more votes, the higher the probability the best article wins.

It doesn't work in MFC apps with /clr support.

1>.\mfc_mm_2008.cpp(38) : error C2059: syntax error : 'string'
1>.\mfc_mm_2008.cpp(38) : error C2091: function returns function
1>.\mfc_mm_2008.cpp(39) : warning C4569: 'IFoo::foo' : no members match the signature of the explicit override
1>.\mfc_mm_2008.cpp(39) : error C3671: 'FooDerived::foo' : function does not override 'IFoo::foo'

The reason is MFC is rewriting the new operator with

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif

So anyone wanting to do this in MFC, make sure you don't have that replacement of new before your declaration of the new function definition.

Yes. This seem to be what I was looking for. It's curious that out of all my attempts, this one I missed. :( BTW, there is a little error in your sample.

FooDerived^ fd = gcnew FooDerived();
fd->foo(); // Prints "FooBase"

This obviously prints FooDerived. And the first example, where you say virtual void foo() = IFoo::foo does not compile. But thanks again for the help.