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The Tragic Death of Inheritance (avivcarmi.com)
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[–] nibblebit@programming.dev 14 points 1 year ago

Inheritance is a fine abstraction. Easy to understand, but can't bring you very far. It's like a necessary evolutionary niche. It has its places, but it's most important as a gateway to get us to better abstractions.