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So C++ generates separate code for each template type and C# and Java do a typecheck at compile time and reuse the same codepath for all types at runtime?
by tomovo 9y ago
So C++ generates separate code for each template type and C# and Java do a typecheck at compile time and reuse the same codepath for all types at runtime?
- pjmlp 9y ago.NET does a mixture of C++ and Java, meaning generic instatiations for value types get their own version of the code, instatiations for reference types get a shared version.
- int_19h 9y agoIt's worth noting that in case of C#, it's really an implementation detail. It could just as well share all instantiations by boxing and adding a bunch of runtime checks - the language semantics wouldn't change because of it. In C++, on the other hand, separate compilation of template for each instantiation is effectively part of language semantics, because it has numerous observable effects.
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