trookle
trookle by princemaster January 2, 2018
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A slang term to describe Microsoft's true/false/error scheme used in many places in the Win32 API. It's used to describe when something has 3 states, as compared to Boolean, which has two states (usually true or false).
The GetMessage API is an interesting example of the bizarre Microsoft Troolean (as opposed to traditional, Boolean) logic. GetMessage is defined to return a BOOL, but the documentation specifies three types of returns, non-zero, zero and -1. I am not making it up! Here's an excerpt from the help file:
* If the function retrieves a message other than WM_QUIT, the return value is nonzero.
* If the function retrieves the WM_QUIT message, the return value is zero.
* If there is an error, the return value is -1.
Excerpt from Reliable Software, LLC
* If the function retrieves a message other than WM_QUIT, the return value is nonzero.
* If the function retrieves the WM_QUIT message, the return value is zero.
* If there is an error, the return value is -1.
Excerpt from Reliable Software, LLC
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troodle
A rough absentminded drawing made seemingly without purpose doodle that is posted on twitter. (a combination of twitter, draw and doodle).
troogled
Old man Bill just told me that he could not be at work Friday , due to a "religious holiday". I wonder how much bullshit he used to get away with before the internet. I troogled him, on his bullshit , so we will be seeing him early on Friday.