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"objects-linked-to-other-objects" - why not use the established "composition over inheritance": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_over_inheritance http:/

• _getify 13y ago
  OLOO is quite different from both inheritance and composition. It embraces delegation rather than covering it up or running away from it. :)
  • jkrems 13y ago
    Can you give an actual example of the difference between composition and delegation? In my definition those two are just two different perspectives on the same thing.
    • _getify 13y ago
      A super quick, simple illustration of the difference, which comes down to the fact that delegation is differential, whereas composition is complete: https://gist.github.com/getify/9895188 https://gist.github.com/getify/9895188 For a bit more "real world" of a scenario, you can also compare the `LoginController` / `AuthController` mechanism here, first shown with inheritance+composition, and then shown with simpler OLOO-style delegation: https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/this%20&%20object%20prototypes/ch6.md#simpler-design https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS/blob/master/this%...
      • jkrems 13y ago
        Ah, thanks. That clarifies things. Neat!