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The CLI standard libraries (ISO/IEC 23271) provide a collection of common types that can be used by multiple languages. With the addition of generics to the CLI, the standard libraries have been extended to include a number of common generic types, in particular, collections. However, at present, these libraries do not include many simple generic types found in a number of different languages. Any language which uses these common types must implement them rather than deferring to the CLI library, thereby reducing language inter-operability. ISO/IEC TR 25438:2006 addresses this issue by providing a number of these common types.


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  • Status :  Published
    Publication date : 2006-08
  • Edition : 1
    Number of pages : 63
  • Technical Committee
    :
    ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22
    Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces
  • ICS :
    35.060
    Languages used in information technology

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