Why Inheritance Doesn’t Scale

added by corneto

1/27/2012 2:28:08 PM

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OO Programmer tend to use inheritance as a way of code reuse, a best practice and for better maintainability. I am no exception. But there are times where inheritance can become your worst enemy, and instead of making your life easier, complicate stuff to the point you are lost.

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dpeterson

1/27/2012 2:27:43 PM

I'd say that the title is a bit misleading, it's really "poor design doesn't scale". There's a reason that object-oriented programming isn't just about inheritance. ;-)
I like the article, you've illustrated the problems that come about when programmers who only know about inheritance set out to build a complex system. It's important to understand how composition can reduce complexity, and allow for better reuse of the objects you've created.