Generics are faster than the old .Net 1.1 method of storing everything in the list as an Object, because using the Object class requires boxing/unboxing.

If you where actually using C++ and not C then you should be familiar with the concepts of templates / generics anyway. Didn't you ever use std::list or std::vector?

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Didn't you ever use std::list or std::vector?

I was one of the few that somehow avoided std alltogether (though i'm regretting it now and trying to backpeddle as much as i can to learn it).

I've put the MSDN generics examples into my app and i think i understand them, it was just the template interface and the use of some new keywords that scared me off.

thanks for all your help guys!