16 Oct
2008
16 Oct
'08
5:33 p.m.
derek.a.elkins:
On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 13:53 -0700, Daryoush Mehrtash wrote:
So does this mean that the reason for complexity of generics is the Java inheritance?
BTW, in addition to the article I posted, This site: http://www.angelikalanger.com/GenericsFAQ/JavaGenericsFAQ.html has a FAQ on Java generics that is 500+ pages long! In Haskell you have parametrized types but I don't think you need 500+ page faq to explain it.
All you need is a T-shirt: http://www.cafepress.com/skicalc
Indeed, implementing "generics" is an undergraduate exercise, also, https://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~cs3161/08s2/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/Assignment%202 And the full spec. fits in one page (or one tshirt, if that's your preferred medium for typing rules). -- Don