== Quote from BCS (n...@anon.com)'s article > Hello dsimcha, > > What the heck do you need generics for when you have real templates? > > To me, generics seem like just a lame excuse for templates. > > > smaller object code? OTOH a good implementation will noice when I can fold > together several template expansions
I understand that object file bloat with templates is at least a theoretical concern, but come on. For most programs, at least most of the ones I write, most of the memory consumption is data, and code is only a tiny fraction. Does anyone have a real world use case where object file bloat due to templates was a significant problem *and* you weren't working w/ an embedded system where you couldn't use C#/Java anyhow?
