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int_19h
4y ago
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The need to tackle generics later resulted in design decisions such as type erasure, which even today are still limiting the evolution of Java.
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erik_seaberg
4y ago
Yeah, that was an unforced error. Fundamental changes to a language can and should rely on upgrading deployed runtime libraries.
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