[OT] Whidbey delayed

[n!]

I just saw this posting:

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1546151,00.asp

I suppose this will effect the eta of the public beta (which was hinted
previously at June\July)? I *really* wanted to play with generics, there are
even a few things I'm holding off doing while waiting for them

n!

 

[Chucker]

n!,

Generics are the same as templates, so you could always get your feet
wet with them using C++ (MFC).

 

[n!]

Generics are the same as templates, so you could always get your feet

wet with them using C++ (MFC).

Well, they're similar to templates, not the same. I have C++ and am actually
quite experienced with it & templates, which is one of the reasons I'm
impatiently awaiting them in C#.

n!

 

[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

Well, they're similar to templates, not the same. I have C++ and am
actually
quite experienced with it & templates, which is one of the reasons I'm
impatiently awaiting them in C#.

Quite agreeably, generics are a considerably different beast than C++
templates.

Anyway, have you considered using gyro or perhaps mono's gmcs to experiment
with generics? I don't know how mature they are but they would atleast let
you begin to experiment with generics(as well as peak at how they work
inside) while you wait for whidbey. Using gmcs would also give you a reason
to play with mono.