In point of fact, I think its not so much a handicap: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;stackoverflow.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;20918650&#x2F;what-are-the-benefits-of-javas-types-erasure&#x2F;21843984#21843984" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;stackoverflow.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;20918650&#x2F;what-are-the-ben...</a>