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Not a tool per se but I miss Charles Petzold's Programming Windows book in its earliest editions. People forget how difficult it was to find well written programmer documentation in the pre-Internet and dialup-era Internet days. His book was a shining example of how good a programming book could be.

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Post by efortis » Wed, May 27, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC

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Post by jgrahamc » Wed, May 27, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

yashnitro wrote: post #3

jgrahamc wrote: post #2

SoftICE

SoftICE is one of those names that instantly makes older low-level devs nostalgic.

I am an older, low-level developer!

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Post by yashnitro » Wed, May 27, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #9

yashnitro wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

SoftICE is one of those names that instantly makes older low-level devs nostalgic.

I am an older, low-level developer!

That honestly sounds like a badge of honor in this thread :)