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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: #include
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:15:42 +0000
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On 23/03/2025 08:54, Mikko wrote:

<snip>

> Some languages use include to compensate the lack of some
> better features for the same purpose. languages that have
> those better features don't need include and usually haven't.

If I were a Ritchie (pace, Tevye, there is no music), the VERY 
FIRST TIME a compilation failed because I forgot a header I'd 
have merged all the headers into one and then hardcoded that one 
everything.h header into the compiler itself. Problem... SOLVED.

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