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Re:Ray Tracing in One Weekend by kookamamie on Thursday January 02, 2025 @05:57AM (#42573435)
> Program files will include rtweekend.h first, so all other header files (where the bulk of our code will reside) can implicitly assume that rtweekend.h has already been included.

Not a great practice. Header files shouldn't assume anything from previous inclusions of other headers.

Sure, this works as a weekend hack, but it would be nice if book (article) would promote good conventions.

Re:Ray Tracing in One Weekend by veltas on Thursday January 02, 2025 @07:06AM (#42573721)
This is a normal practice for applications, and allows you to pre-compile that header for performance. I don't think it's a bad enough practice to warrant complaining, but it's good for people to know the advantages or disadvantages.
Re:Ray Tracing in One Weekend by kookamamie on Thursday January 02, 2025 @08:35AM (#42574267)
See this: https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines...

Technically, headers are just copy-paste, obviously. However, there's value to keeping them as standalone as possible.

Re:Ray Tracing in One Weekend by on_the_train on Thursday January 02, 2025 @08:52AM (#42574384)
Headers should still be self contained, although precompiled headers are used. Those things are mostly orthogonal