The Future of C++ Programming

The Windows team has a large code base with such a history, it's difficult to stay on top of. The C++ 17 guaranteed order evaluation rules actually broke stuff in NT because they were dependent on the particular unspecified order of evaluation that the compiler optimizer had chosen. A book was showstopper the breakneck race to create windows in to T and the next generation at Microsoft 1994. If you want a copy of this book today, it's $85.