Level Up Your Unity Code With Advanced Generics

This video explores a powerful and expressive way to use C# generics to create clearer, safer, and more maintainable architecture inside Unity. We look at a modern pattern where a class takes its own derived type as a generic parameter, giving us stronger compile-time guarantees and more expressive APIs. Along the way, we build a small state machine to demonstrate how this pattern helps structure real gameplay systems without relying on fragile inheritance chains or downcasting. If you want to deepen your understanding of generics and apply them to cleaner Unity code, this walkthrough will give you practical techniques you can use immediately. Note: This is also sometimes called Curiously Recurring Generic Pattern (CRGP) in C# *Source code:* https://gist.github.com/adammyhre/747371bc14470f3b31fdbb62d758e9bd Read More: https://blog.stephencleary.com/2022/09/modern-csharp-techniques-1-curiously-recurring-generic-pattern.html https://zpbappi.com/curiously-recurring-template-pattern-in-csharp/ Vote for the Channel: https://unity.com/awards Want to support me? 😀 Buy me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/adammyhre 🔔 Subscribe for more Unity Tutorials https://youtube.com/@git-amend Discord: https://discord.gg/FDRZGQBBUC #unity3d #gamedev #indiedev ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ More Useful Code: https://github.com/adammyhre?tab=repositories Unity Utility Library: https://github.com/adammyhre/Unity-Utils Lock Inspector Hotkey: https://gist.github.com/adammyhre/4754f731a93bf1cab0d1385ccfa23642 *Other Recommended Tools* _(Affiliate Links)_ Universal Animations and Modular Fantasy Outfits (ON SALE) - https://quaternius.itch.io/ Eole Grass Shader - https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/24904?aid=1101lw3sv Wingman - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/wingman-your-inspector-s-best-friend-303181?aid=1101lw3sv Favorites Window - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/favorites-window-123487?aid=1101lw3sv Logwin - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/logwin-log-debug-values-tracker-149558?aid=1101lw3sv TimeScale Toolbar - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/timescale-toolbar-291564?aid=1101lw3sv Scene Notes - https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/87819?aid=1101lw3sv Beautify - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx/shaders/fullscreen-camera-effects/beautify-3-advanced-post-processing-233073?aid=1101lw3sv Odin - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/odin-inspector-and-serializer-89041?aid=1101lw3sv?aid=1101lw3sv Odin Validator - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/odin-validator-227861?aid=1101lw3sv Hot Reload: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/hot-reload-edit-code-without-compiling-254358?aid=1101lw3sv Better Hierarchy: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/better-hierarchy-272963?aid=1101lw3sv Better Transform: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/better-transform-size-notes-global-local-workspace-child-parent--276554?aid=1101lw3sv Better Mesh Filter: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/better-mesh-filter-266489?aid=1101lw3sv Editor Console Pro: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/editor-console-pro-11889?aid=1101lw3sv Any Object Finder: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/any-object-finder-286455?aid=1101lw3sv Kybernetic Tools: https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/16747?aid=1101lw3sv Sisus Tools: https://assetstore.unity.com/publishers/41398?aid=1101lw3sv Prime Tween - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/primetween-high-performance-animations-and-sequences-2529607?aid=1101lw3s Rabbit Logger - https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/utilities/rabbit-logger-305396?aid=1101lw3s *Follow me!* https://linktr.ee/gitamend