Not only are generics/templates better for type safety, they are much faster than casting back and fourth. Or as they call it in .NET land boxing and unboxing.

SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...

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