> > When I first read about it I steered clear- I was struggling with generics > > and it seemed like >> just another one of Andreas' schemes to make my code > > harder to compile. > > Wait ... what?
When you are used to dynamic languages, visible restrictions to enforce safety or keep data flow sensible can seem overly limiting, which occasionally emotionally translated to the above perception during my learning process. And I forgot the wink emoji 😉! Whew, story of my life.