Are Master Documents still unreliable in Word 2016?

Question

In previous versions of Microsoft Word, many expert have reported that Master Documents can easily corrupt the linked documents. Is this still the case in Word 2016.

I have separate documents for each chapter of a book I am writing. I would like to make a Master Document for the whole book. Is that dangerous?

Answer 1

The recommendation not to use master document has not changed, and holds for Office 2016: http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm