gistfile1.txt

namespace IBM
{
   public class DeepThought
    {
        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            new DeepThought("What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?");
        }

        private DeepThought(Setting<QuestionConfigurationSetting, string> question)
        {
            string s = question;
        }
    }


    public class QuestionConfigurationSetting : ConfigurationSetting<string>
    {

    }

    public class AnswerConfigurationSetting : ConfigurationSetting<int>
    {

    }

    public class Setting<TNamed, T> where TNamed : ConfigurationSetting<T>, new()
    {
        private readonly TNamed _namedSetting;

        public Setting(TNamed namedSetting)
        {
            _namedSetting = namedSetting;
        }

        public static implicit operator T(Setting<TNamed, T> setting)
        {
            return setting._namedSetting.Value;
        }

        public static implicit operator Setting<TNamed, T>(T value)
        {
            return new Setting<TNamed, T>(new TNamed() { Value = value });
        }
    }

    public class ConfigurationSetting<T>
    {
        public T Value { get; set; }
    }
}