I disagree. As a beginner, it is best to be familiar with the most convenient, most powerful, most contemporary methods -- which for this, is generics.
As a more seasoned professional, sure, it's great to know the history of your framework, understand the limitations of older mechanisms -- but it doesn't provide any value in the day-to-day CRUD apps that 90% of less-seasoned developers are dealing with 100% of the time. ∞ Andy Badera ∞ +1 518-641-1280 ∞ This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private ∞ Google me: http://www.google.com/search?q=andrew%20badera On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:30 AM, santhosh vs <[email protected]> wrote: > > IT will be useful for a beginner as he may not be aware of these templates. > Yes the method above me is the best :) >
