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Tip: Taking Advantage of Java Generics

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 13, 2007

“Java5 has been out for several years now, but the reality is
that many corporations have just recently standardized on this
version of the Java programming language. A good indication that
Java5 is now widely available seems to be that many open source
projects have just upgraded their minimum platform requirements to
Java5 within the past year.

“One of the most significant changes to the Java programming
language in version 5 is the introduction of generics. Generics
provide a mechanism for annotating type information for the use of
the compiler…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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