Java has many abstractions that can be beneficial in certain circumstances. However, it forces a design principle that may not work best in every situation.

I.e. inheritance can be both unnatural for the programmer to think in, and is not representative of how data is stored and manipulated on a computer.

[–] lightsecond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

We’re gate-keeping the most mainstream programming language now? Next you’ll say English isn’t a real language because it doesn’t have a native verb tense to express hearsay.

[–] kaba0@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

And it is not forced at all. Noone holds a gun to your head to write extends. “Favor composition over inheritance” has been said as a mantra for at least a decade