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Continually Encountering "[conflicted]" .hcc History Files

Has anyone else encountered this issue? I can't identify any rhyme or reason as to what triggers the issue, but I do a lot of closing/opening of my charts, writing/testing EA, loading/removing profiles , etc. If it's not clear, the below location is where the history files are located

How significant is the correlation between MQL5 syntax/structure & that of C++?

Furthermore, how many iterations behind C++2017 standards could MQL5's current state be considered? The reason I pose the questions, is because I'm learning C++ for professional development reasons, and expected to be able to translate much of that learning into workable MQL5 code - but something as

Am I crazy, or is everyone re-inventing the wheel RE: trailing stop-loss/take-profit?

I've been scouring mql5 for days trying to find a solid implementation of the logic built into the class " CTrailingFixedPips " ... but all I've been able to find is a myriad of seemingly bespoke algorithms that people are developing by hand. Is there any particular reason for this? My guess would