I'd like to add that generics can add a lot of complexity to a compiler, and the compiler's simplicity is IMHO of great benefit to the language. I'm happy they'

I'd like to add that generics can add a lot of complexity to a compiler, and the compiler's simplicity is IMHO of great benefit to the language. I'm happy they're taking their time with it; it's better than ending up with a half-assed implementation like Java.