Background : How we got the generics we have

So I came across this text¹ on the background of the Generics in the Java Platform.

And I thought it worth my while to put it in here in my blog for easy reference.

References

[1] Brian Goetz - Background : How we got the generics we have

https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~briangoetz/valhalla/erasure.html