query: What are the benefits of contravariance in JAVA
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positive_passages.text: How would contravariance be used in Java generics?
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negative_passages.text: Explanation of switch statement constraints on variably modified types in C standard
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negative_passages.text: Is there any benefit to this switch / pattern matching idea?
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negative_passages.text: How is Generic Covariance & Contra-variance Implemented in C# 4.0?
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negative_passages.text: When do you use varargs in Java?
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negative_passages.text: Benefits of using the conditional ?: (ternary) operator
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negative_passages.text: Does the Java 'final' keyword actually improve security?
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negative_passages.text: Are incrementers / decrementers (var++, var--) etc thread safe?
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negative_passages.text: Why should the interface for a Java class be preferred?
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negative_passages.text: What are the rules for evaluation order in Java?
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negative_passages.text: Advantage of Local Classes Java
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negative_passages.text: Is there any reason to declare optional parameters in an interface?
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negative_passages.text: Is there any benefit of using an Object Initializer?
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negative_passages.text: Why is it a bad practice to lock the object we are going to change?
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negative_passages.text: Why are strings immutable in many programming languages?