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> Considering this is entire hypothetical is a edge case, that's a minor inconvenience.

I believe this is not an edgecase. I have to deal with that almost everyday and I'm working with a language that has a much more advanced typesystem than Java. But I guess there is no hard data for that, so everyone can believe what they what. :)

> You're right. Here's a simple example without this problem:

If it's so trivial, then why do you even have to fix something in your first approach. Also, you second approach still has flaws and is not equivalent. Maybe you want to figure it out yourself this time? :)

Anyways, I guess we are talking different points. Have a nice day!




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