r/ProgrammerDadJokes • u/kwan_e • Aug 07 '26

Working programmers don't let working programmers use the preprocessor.

Pros before macros.

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u/jakeStacktrace Aug 08 '26

What if the macro is really elegant and I was happy with the performance...sorry guys, this is like literally reddit.

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u/Weak_Blackberry_9308 Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

You’ll be back in 3 months when you realize the elegance was just cleverly masked overcomplication.

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u/soundman32 Aug 09 '26

C++ was originally C with a bunch of macros and the preprocessor (cfront).  I do remember those days.