> Many developers, myself included, aren't fans of the Liskov Substitution Principle The way this is worded, it sounds like you would encourage violation of th

> Many developers, myself included, aren't fans of the Liskov Substitution Principle The way this is worded, it sounds like you would encourage violation of the principle. From the rest of the thread, it seems like you just encourage work where it does not apply. I think a lot of respondents are reacting to the former - while the latter is much less controversial (although note tel's commentary on distinction between type and class).