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Composition Over Inheritance: The Non-Answer

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Composition Over Inheritance: The Non-Answer

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The eternal "composition vs inheritance" debate strikes again! Every junior dev has experienced that moment when they proudly present an inheritance-based solution only to have some senior dev smugly respond "just use composition" without elaborating further. The monkey puppet meme perfectly captures that awkward side-eye moment when you realize they've given you zero practical guidance for your specific use case. It's the programming equivalent of saying "git gud" instead of actually helping someone debug.

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