c++ - What does MSC in "// appease MSC" comments mean? -

i run across // appease msc in c++ comments, e.g. here:

const int& array::operator[](int offset) const {   int mysize = getitssize();   if (offset >= 0 && offset < getitssize())     return ptype[offset];   throw xboundary();   return ptype[offset]; // appease msc! } 

what msc stand ?

the author means microsoft's compiler, more formally known msvc.