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The Tragic Death of Inheritance (avivcarmi.com)
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[–] jvisick@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

In my experience, inheritance is really handy in the right situation. But far more often, inheritance is just a quick way to code yourself into a corner or just a waste of mental energy in the wrong place.