diff --git a/include/json/assertions.h b/include/json/assertions.h
index 482c4ca48..9bf076f9a 100644
--- a/include/json/assertions.h
+++ b/include/json/assertions.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define CPPTL_JSON_ASSERTIONS_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <sstream>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
 
 #if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/include/json/config.h b/include/json/config.h
index 33a84f5af..a36ca1555 100644
--- a/include/json/config.h
+++ b/include/json/config.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 #ifndef JSON_CONFIG_H_INCLUDED
 #define JSON_CONFIG_H_INCLUDED
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdint.h> //typedef int64_t, uint64_t
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint> //typedef int64_t, uint64_t
 #include <string>   //typedef String
 
 /// If defined, indicates that json library is embedded in CppTL library.
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@
 #define JSON_API
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1900
+// As recommended at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2915672/snprintf-and-visual-studio-2010
+   extern JSON_API int msvc_pre1900_c99_snprintf(char *outBuf, size_t size, const char *format, ...);
+#  define jsoncpp_snprintf msvc_pre1900_c99_snprintf
+#else
+#  define jsoncpp_snprintf std::snprintf
+#endif
+
 // If JSON_NO_INT64 is defined, then Json only support C++ "int" type for
 // integer
 // Storages, and 64 bits integer support is disabled.
diff --git a/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp b/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp
index 54ca30296..28691a2de 100644
--- a/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp
+++ b/src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <algorithm> // sort
 #include <json/json.h>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 struct Options {
   JSONCPP_STRING path;
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ struct Options {
 
 static JSONCPP_STRING normalizeFloatingPointStr(double value) {
   char buffer[32];
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__STDC_SECURE_LIB__)
-  sprintf_s(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%.16g", value);
-#else
-  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%.16g", value);
-#endif
+  jsoncpp_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%.16g", value);
   buffer[sizeof(buffer) - 1] = 0;
   JSONCPP_STRING s(buffer);
   JSONCPP_STRING::size_type index = s.find_last_of("eE");
@@ -105,11 +101,7 @@ static void printValueTree(FILE* fout,
     Json::ArrayIndex size = value.size();
     for (Json::ArrayIndex index = 0; index < size; ++index) {
       static char buffer[16];
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__STDC_SECURE_LIB__)
-      sprintf_s(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "[%u]", index);
-#else
-      snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "[%u]", index);
-#endif
+      jsoncpp_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "[%u]", index);
       printValueTree(fout, value[index], path + buffer);
     }
   } break;
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index 3e58f44d0..ad04ba32b 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -22,21 +22,14 @@
 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
 #include <cstdio>
 
-#if !defined(snprintf)
-#define snprintf std::snprintf
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(sscanf)
 #define sscanf std::sscanf
 #endif
 #else
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define _CRT_SECURE_CPP_OVERLOAD_STANDARD_NAMES 1
-#if !defined(snprintf)
-#define snprintf _snprintf
-#endif
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -813,7 +806,7 @@ JSONCPP_STRING Reader::getLocationLineAndColumn(Location location) const {
   int line, column;
   getLocationLineAndColumn(location, line, column);
   char buffer[18 + 16 + 16 + 1];
-  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
+  jsoncpp_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
   return buffer;
 }
 
@@ -1833,7 +1826,7 @@ JSONCPP_STRING OurReader::getLocationLineAndColumn(Location location) const {
   int line, column;
   getLocationLineAndColumn(location, line, column);
   char buffer[18 + 16 + 16 + 1];
-  snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
+  jsoncpp_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
   return buffer;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index c77d1df4d..ceb082196 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
-#include <math.h>
+#include <cmath>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <utility>
 #ifdef JSON_USE_CPPTL
@@ -19,6 +19,29 @@
 #include <algorithm> // min()
 #include <cstddef>   // size_t
 
+// Provide implementation equivalent of std::snprintf for older _MSC compilers
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1900
+#include <stdarg.h>  
+static int msvc_pre1900_c99_vsnprintf(char *outBuf, size_t size, const char *format, va_list ap)
+{
+    int count = -1;
+    if (size != 0)
+        count = _vsnprintf_s(outBuf, size, _TRUNCATE, format, ap);
+    if (count == -1)
+        count = _vscprintf(format, ap);
+    return count;
+}
+
+int JSON_API msvc_pre1900_c99_snprintf(char *outBuf, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, format);
+    const int count = msvc_pre1900_c99_vsnprintf(outBuf, size, format, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    return count;
+}
+#endif
+
 // Disable warning C4702 : unreachable code
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1800 // VC++ 12.0 and above
 #pragma warning(disable : 4702)
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
index a8b56ff80..91d97888b 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,9 @@
 #define isfinite std::isfinite
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(snprintf)
-#define snprintf std::snprintf
-#endif
 #else
-#include <math.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #if !defined(isnan)
@@ -46,9 +43,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define _CRT_SECURE_CPP_OVERLOAD_STANDARD_NAMES 1
-#if !defined(snprintf)
-#define snprintf _snprintf
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4) // Solaris
@@ -145,7 +139,7 @@ JSONCPP_STRING valueToString(double value,
 
   JSONCPP_STRING buffer(size_t(36), '\0');
   while (true) {
-    int len = snprintf(
+    int len = jsoncpp_snprintf(
         &*buffer.begin(), buffer.size(),
         (precisionType == PrecisionType::significantDigits) ? "%.*g" : "%.*f",
         precision, value);
diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.cpp b/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.cpp
index 86ed4c17f..a578dbbe4 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.cpp
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1 // Prevents deprecation warning with MSVC
 #include "jsontest.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <string>
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
diff --git a/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.h b/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.h
index 9aab53880..33ebeb0b0 100644
--- a/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.h
+++ b/src/test_lib_json/jsontest.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <json/value.h>
 #include <json/writer.h>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <string>
 
 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////