microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
[Bug] IntelliSense autocomplete incorrectly suggests "pre" and "post" as "C++ keyword"
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Description
Type: Bug
IntelliSense autocomplete incorrectly suggests "pre" and "post" as "C++ keyword".
This behavior did not occur in version 1.27.7.
Extension version: 1.28.3
VS Code version: Code 1.105.1 (7d842fb85a0275a4a8e4d7e040d2625abbf7f084, 2025-10-14T22:33:36.618Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
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No source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce C++ IntelliSense completion in extension versions 1.27.7 and 1.28.3 on the reported VS Code and Windows versions, then trace the suggestion classification; done when “pre” and “post” are no longer offered as C++ keywords.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100