3 ms·What is an alternate? I've never heard of that and Googling tells me nothing.by chc 11y agoWhat is an alternate? I've never heard of that and Googling tells me nothing.itp 11y agoI'm guessing that means something more like "alternatives," but that's just a guess.bigdubs 11y agos/alternates/substitutes/g yeah, basically type coercion/checking and interfaces have replaced generics in some (not all) use cases