Quote: idiosyncratic interfaces are not usable for widely reusable components and generic programming; interfaces should be obvious and consistently applied

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Generic programming, however, changes the rules [of type design] substantially. If we are to succeed in producing widely reusable … fundamental assumptions about the interfaces she uses, without … types implementing these interfaces, and if the same … one another.   Google-1   Google-2

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