https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground The alternative he presented is not to share private state betwee

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/middle-ground The alternative he presented is not to share private state between class and superclass. This really isn't a "know the right tool for the right situation" kind of thing -- it's almost never a good thing. You could accomplish this alternative, among other ways, by: 1. Using composition and delegation. 2. Using mixins, if your language supports them. 3. Using inheritance, but depending only upon your superclass's public interface.