[Python-ideas] Improving the expressivity of function annotations

[Michael Foord]

On 4 April 2011 20:04, Masklinn <masklinn at masklinn.net> wrote:

> On 2011-04-04, at 20:47 , Michael Foord wrote:
> >
> > It's a standard term for languages like C# and Java, but if you don't use
> > these languages there is no reason you should know it. Generics is a
> > solution (hack - but still an elegant hack) that allows you to write
> > "generic" containers and functions that can work with any types whilst
> still
> > being type safe.
>
> Why do you find generics to be a hack?
>
>
Because with a good dynamic type system they are completely unnecessary.

Michael

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