[Gladis]

But C++ is faster with worse code. So.

[Aaron Zapashniy]

Now i read something about variance.. and what i briefly read gave me the impression that i'd be able to specify my method as void doIt(List<Parent..>) or void doIt(List<-Parent>)

[amoralis]

This issue Aaron Zapashniy raised is obnoxious because you can't overload methods with the only different in parameters being the object parameterizing the generic collection
I.e. doIt(List<parent> list); can't be overriden by doIt(List<Child> list);

[Gladis]

Aaron Zapashniy, List<? extends Parent>
Which includes Parent and all subclasses of parent.

[Aaron Zapashniy]

OOooh
That's nice!

[Gladis]

Or the completly useless <? super Parent>, which is the superclass and all subclasses of superclasses of Parent.

[Aaron Zapashniy]

Gladis, <Object>

[amoralis]

<- still can't use generics on a regular basis

[martinar_kauaro]

? extends Foo is bad, it's not better than no generics.

[Gladis]

Aaron Zapashniy, Ah, but it's more typing and harder to read!
It must be better!