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> Generics were a cutting-edge feature in 2005. Generics have been around since at least the early '80s.
by santaclaus 11y ago
> Generics were a cutting-edge feature in 2005.
Generics have been around since at least the early '80s.
- chadzawistowski 11y agoWell, "cutting-edge" in enterprise technology. Another interesting failed prototype on the JVM was the language "Pizza" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_%28programming_language%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_%28programming_language%...
- nostrademons 11y agoAda isn't enterprise technology? https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming/Generics https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming/Generics http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/reports/TR86-104.pdf http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/reports/TR86-104.pdf (From 1984.)