Add generics example

generics/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "generics"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["laurens <miers132@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]

generics/src/main.rs

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+struct Point<T, U> {
+    x: T,
+    y: U,
+}
+
+impl<T, U> Point<T, U> {
+    // Different types of Point's
+    fn mixup<V, W>(self, other: Point<V, W>) -> Point<T, W> {
+        Point {
+            x: self.x,
+            y: other.y,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Point<f32, f32> {
+    // Specific types of Point's
+    fn distance_from_origin(self) -> f32 {
+        (self.x.powi(2) + self.y.powi(2)).sqrt()
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let p1 = Point { x: 5, y: 10.4 };
+    let p2 = Point { x: "Hello", y: 'c' };
+
+    let p3 = p1.mixup(p2);
+
+    println!("p3.x = {}, p3.y = {}", p3.x, p3.y);
+
+    let p4 = Point { x: 1.0, y: 1.0 };
+
+    println!("distance: {}", p4.distance_from_origin());
+}