On: If Inheritance is so bad, why does everyone use it...

[doomlaser]

Lots of design patterns have their uses, but can suffer when applied too overzealously.

[JauntyHatAngle → doomlaser]

Like almost anything in IT, if you are good at using a hammer, you treat everything like a nail.

[chii → JauntyHatAngle]

if you're good at using a hammer, the nail will be hammered in perfectly and without faults.

The only problem is if you're bad at using the hammer, and you only know how to use a hammer.