Flight Log / dotnet/docs #47088
Add comprehensive COM object cleanup documentation and examples for Excel Interop — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/docs on Jul 3, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +415 −395, 4 files, 21 reviews.
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Copilot, working in dotnet/docs, took on a fix adding COM object cleanup guidance and examples to the Excel Interop walkthrough. Across four files, the change shows 415 additions and 395 deletions over 10 commits. It drew 21 reviews and 20 review comments, with zero change requests. It closed unmerged after human review: a burn.
“(Copilot ignore this comment). The changes that remain do not appear to demonstrate cleanup any more.”
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From the pull request description
The Excel Interop programming walkthrough was missing critical information about proper COM object cleanup, which is essential for production applications. The original examples skipped saving/closing operations and didn't demonstrate how to prevent orphaned Excel processes. ## Key Issues Addressed…
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