old-school-collections.java

annoying-usage.java

// Annoying double declaration of the generic arguments
List<String> strings = new ArrayList<String>();

// Even more annoying
Map<String,URI> cityToWebsite = new HashMap<String,URI>();

CollectionUtils.java

public class CollectionUtils {
    private CollectionUtils(){
    }

    public  static <T>  List<T> list(){
        return new ArrayList<T>();
    }

    public  static <T>  List<T> list(T...elements){
        return new ArrayList<T>(asList(elements));
    }

    public  static <T>  Set<T> set(){
        return new HashSet<T>();
    }
    public  static <T>  Set<T> set(T...elements){
        return new HashSet<T>(asList(elements));
    }

    public  static <TKey,TValue> Map<TKey,TValue> map(){
        return new HashMap<TKey,TValue>();
    }
}

gistfile4.txt

UsingCollectionUtils.cs

List<String> strings = list();
List<String> moreStrings = list("Hi","There");

Set<String> setOfStrings = set();

Map<String,URI> cityToWebsite = map();