Let’s look at the C++ code used to test the timing to walk through inheritance and virtual functions. The parent is the class PinOutputAbstract. It represents an output pin on an Arduino: ...

Compare inheritance and composition, the two fundamental ways to relate Java classes, then practice debugging ClassCastExceptions in Java inheritance.

Functor pattern in C++: CRTP VS Inheritance Some examples to compare the performances of several implementations of the Functor pattern: Inheritance (the canonical way), Curiously Recurring Template ...

For many embedded C developers the most predominate and questionable feature of C++ is the class. The concern is that classes are complex and therefore will introduce code bloat and increase runtim… ...

Inheritance, Composition, Polymorphism Initially I used to (ab)use inheritance often to foster code reuse in C++ and Java, but had noticed that this often leads to more trouble than it's worth. I ...