RE: [xml-dev] Re: Discover data patterns or Create data patterns?

> 
> I have used Java only occasionally and even that was many years ago.
> 
> Good support of generics is required for the inplementation 
> of a finger tree. 

Generics don't allow you to do anything that you can't do without them. They
only allow you to do it in a way that is more strongly typed.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/