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Every language in the universe prefers composition over inheritance =P

• seanmcdirmid 13y ago
  Not very true. Some languages prefer inheritance to express is-a relationships and composition to express has-a relationships. Some languages try to shoe horn is-a into being equivalent to has-a, but they usually have trouble expressing non-structural subtyping.
  • moomin 13y ago
    I find that when refactoring code, I often redefine is-a to has-a anyway.
  • LBarret 13y ago
    is-a vehicle --> has 4 wheels
    • scardine 13y ago
      Runtime error: Motorcycle lacks 4 wheels
• banachtarski 13y ago
  The ones that don't blossom into interface factories which make factory adapters of abstract factories. (I'm looking at you, Java)
  • V-2 13y ago
    For the lack of a nail, throw new HorseshoeNailNotFoundException("no nails!"); For the lack of a horseshoe, EquestrianDoctor.getLocalInstance().getHorseDispatcher().shoot(); (...) http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/03/execution-in-kingdom-of-nouns.html http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/03/execution-in-kingdom...