> And according to Wikipedia generics were added to Java in 2004 I was in college around that time, using Java as a language for coursework. The professors jum

> And according to Wikipedia generics were added to Java in 2004 I was in college around that time, using Java as a language for coursework. The professors jumped on generics right away, so between two quarters, the style that we wrote our Java in shifted drastically. I was nice to rip the band-aid off that fast.