This boils down to how much one values static types and code reuse. If you do not have Generics (a.k.a. parametric polymorphism) then you are forced to make a c

This boils down to how much one values static types and code reuse. If you do not have Generics (a.k.a. parametric polymorphism) then you are forced to make a choice between type safety and code reuse. You cannot have them both.