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Inheritance was invented as a performance hack
It's well known that inheritance was invented by Simula . The History of Programming Languages session on Simula tells us the motivations behind that invention. Let's take a look.
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Software EngineeringHistory & Retro Computing2021
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 30, 2021 | Inheritance was invented as a performance hack by signa11 | 237 | 252 |
| May 6, 2025 | Inheritance was invented as a performance hack (2021) by aquastorm | 194 | 244 |
