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It's often simple to build standalone new functionality. The .NET Framework and the C# language provide a rich set of tools that make it easy to build the functionality you need. It can be much more ...

A meta-program is "executed" as the result of template instantiation (therefore, before compiled code is produced). Meta-program results are then compiled and merged into object code, including any ...

Generics make your code more flexible and easier to read, and they help you avoid ClassCastExceptions at runtime. Get started with this introduction to using generics with the Java Collections ...

Newly introduced in Go 1.18, generics reduce the amount of boilerplate you need in your code, without sacrificing backwards compatibility Many programming languages have the concept of generic ...