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Why can't I create an array of a generic type?
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Why built-in types in C# are language keywords?
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Why are private fields private to the type, not the instance?
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Why does Python treat tuples, lists, sets and dictionaries as fundamentally different things?
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Why must we define both == and != in C#?
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Why are slices in Python 3 still copies and not views?
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slice language-design python-3.x python
Which syntax options/language features did Scala remove over time (and why)?
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Are XML/HTML tag names inside closing tags really necessary?
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language-design tags xml
Why was IEnumerable<T> made covariant in C# 4?
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Why HttpRequest.HttpMethod is string instead of Enum?
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