Panzercrisis asks:. I've always liked the idea of having multiple inheritance supported in a language. Most often though it's intentionally forgone, and the supposed "replacement" is interfaces.

Java’s interface language feature confuses many Java newbies. Many mistakenly assume that interfaces only sidestep Java’s failure to support multiple implementation inheritance. In reality ...

Java’s single inheritance limitation is usually not a problem in the normal course of development. In fact, the need to use multiple inheritance could be a sign of a bad design.