2 Dec
2004
2 Dec
'04
1:08 a.m.
Jeff Garland wrote:
.rant on While I understand your point, I think we should push for reform in Redmond.
<rant snipped> Microsoft is now a much better citizen than it was when it first introduced the min/max macros into their platform headers. That wouldn't fly at MS these days. But, having worked there, I know why they would strongly resist taking the macros out. It's a breaking change, and users have a "fix" -- #define NOMINMAX. (The fact that there is at least one platform header that depends on them is clearly a bug.) What I'm trying to say is, Redmond has already reformed quite a bit -- the revolution is over, we're just left coping with its aftermath. -- Eric Niebler Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com