Why Generics?

Introduced in Go 1.18 to solve code duplication when working with multiple types. Before generics: separate functions per type, empty interfaces (losing type safety), or code generation. Enable type-safe, reusable code maintaining compile-time checking.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

• @official@Generics
• @article@A walkthrough of type constraints in Go
• @article@Mastering Type Assertion in Go