[Aaron Zapashniy]

To me, List list = new ArrayList(); is a GENERIC list, and List<Wookie> = new ArrayList<Wookie>(); is ..well i wouldn't call it a Template either but it's not generic.

[amoralis]

If you passed in a List of Parent that was populated by all child classes that would not introduce any problems, but as soon as you try to passing a generified list parameterized to child into a method requiring a list parameterized as parent it has issues... that's stupid. It would not cause any problems.

[Gladis]

Aaron Zapashniy, std::vector<wookie>; <- I would call that templates.

[Aaron Zapashniy]

I would ask how you got an STD from a wookie

[amoralis]

Gladis, I think the reason for the name difference is that in C++ it effects code outcome, in java it doesn't

[Gladis]

Std is the standard namespace... C++ has templates.

[amoralis]

In java it only represents compile time checking

[Gladis]

amoralis, It SHOULD affect code. Compile time checking leads to a few problems.
For instance... can't create genericized lists.

[AmeliaR]

The difference is that c++ template generate code. java's generics do not.

[amoralis]

That's what I just said :)