[HN Gopher] Integrating C++ header units into Office using MSVC ...
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       Integrating C++ header units into Office using MSVC (2/n)
        
       Author : pjmlp
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2023-09-11 18:01 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | serhack_ wrote:
       | Reading about some internals of Office is always interesting!
       | Kudos to MS devs that are improving constantely the product (or
       | at least they try!)
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       | One thing that I remember about MS was most of people saying "ahh
       | MS is not making good software anymore", however I notice that
       | they are making some progress
        
       | dataangel wrote:
       | > As a side note: it is always better to rely on standard C++
       | features to prevent repeated file content inclusion
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       | NO it is not. For fucksake, pragma once is better than header
       | guards in 99% of cases, just don't use a rats nest of symbolic
       | links.
        
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         | stefanos82 wrote:
         | Until they make `pragma once` as part of the standard, we
         | should adhere to the available ones that have been battle-
         | tested.
         | 
         | Time will tell...
        
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