* The intended user model
* New concepts required for this user model
* Generics ideas which were rejected, and why
* The way the user model is mapped into JVM behavior
* JVM changes required for generics
* The places where the user model was compromised (e.g. for
compatibility)
* Future plans for generics (if any)
That is, something which will make generics seem less like a twisty maze of
special cases.
Do you know the generics tutorial from sun?
It's OK as far as it goes; I'd like something much deeper.
> Does anyone know of [... big snip ...] something which will make
> generics seem less like a twisty maze of special cases.
Have you tried alcohol ?
Failing that, have you seen Neil Grafter's comments in his blog . By no means
covering all your requests, but it has some fairly interesting reflections.
-- chris
>Does anyone know of a resource that explains the ideas behind Java generics,
>that is:
what I have found so far you can find links for at
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/generics.html
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