We invite you to attend the following talk:
Adding Generics to The Java(tm) Programming Language
Gilad Bracha
Computational Theologist
Sun Microsystems
Abstract
Generic types allow users to write programs that work uniformly over a
family of types. Generic types make programs more robust and type-safe,
and more readable, by eliminating the clutter of unnecessary casts.
Typical uses are container classes such as collections, lists and
stacks. Generic types will be incorporated into the Java(tm)
programming language in the upcoming 1.5 release. In this talk, we
highlight key features of the generics extension and discuss tradeoffs
between functionality, compatibility, and performance.
Bio
Gilad Bracha is a computational theologist at Sun Microsystems,
co-author and maintainer of the Java Language Specification, and a
researcher in the area of object-oriented programming languages. Prior
to joining Sun, he worked on Strongtalk, the Animorphic Smalltalk
System. He holds a B.Sc in Mathematics and Computer Science from
Ben Gurion University in Israel and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from
the
University of Utah.
When: tuesday 20th of January at 17h15
Where: Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik (IWI), Universität Bern,
Engehaldenstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, Hörsaal 001
Travel instructions:
http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~scg/Resources/Maps/