microsoft C considered stupid

[Andrew Koenig]

> 1. They have instituted a pre-processor conditional of the form
>	#if defined(MANIFEST_CONSTANT).  Furthermore, the manual notes that
>	use of #ifdef is "discouraged" (though at least they support it).
>	Here in net.lang.c several C revision proposals have been rejected on
>	the grounds that they don't add enough to the language to merit the
>	inconvenience of a change.  This change from #ifdef adds absolutely
>	nothing to the language!

Well maybe.  But Microsoft didn't invent this usage.
Try it on your favorite Unix system and see for yourself.