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What are common pitfalls of using inheritance?
Track: Java
Topic: OOP
Focus: Composition vs Inheritance
Java: Composition vs Inheritance
Answer
Inheritance can lead to tight coupling and fragile hierarchies.
Common pitfalls of inheritance include creating tightly coupled systems where changes in a superclass affect subclasses, and inheritance hierarchies that are difficult to extend. For instance, using inheritance to model 'PaymentGateway' types can result in duplicated code if gateways share functionality.
Common pitfalls of inheritance include creating tightly coupled systems where changes in a superclass affect subclasses, and inheritance hierarchies that are difficult to extend. For instance, using inheritance to model 'PaymentGateway' types can result in duplicated code if gateways share functionality.
Topics: Composition vs Inheritance Java OOP