http://blogs.msdn.com/steverowe/archive/2008/04/28/prefer-composition-over-inheritance.aspxIt's probably about time to bring my "Design Principles To Live By" series to a close. This is the last scheduled topic although I have one or two more I may post. Let's begin with some definitions: Composition - Functionality of an object is made upen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/steverowe/archive/2008/04/28/prefer-composition-over-inheritance.aspx#8435700Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:54:52 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8435700Steve Rowe's Blog<p>Object-oriented design and design patterns can seem complex. There are a lot of ideas and cases to consider.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/steverowe/archive/2008/04/28/prefer-composition-over-inheritance.aspx#8435745Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:19:37 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8435745kfarmer@microsoft.com<p>Hear hear!</p> <p>I think people have either forgotten, or never learned, what the type system is for.</p> <p>It does, however, point to people's desire to reuse code in a way that is independent of the type system. &nbsp;Something like strongly-typed macros, I suppose.</p>