NOTE

Composition over Inheritance

Reusing behavior through composition/delegation when subtype inheritance would create unnecessary coupling.

Software Architecture & EngineeringCreated Updated 1 min readhistorical

This is a historical learning note and may contain outdated or incomplete understanding.

Composition reuses behavior by assembling objects and delegating work rather than inheriting implementation from a base class.

Prefer composition when behavior varies independently or inheritance would expose internal assumptions. Inheritance remains appropriate for a genuine subtype relationship whose instances preserve the parent contract. The goal is not to ban inheritance but to avoid using it only for code reuse.

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