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No Multiple Inheritance: Interface Classes + Composition: Pitfalls

Pitfalls for No Multiple Inheritance: Interface Classes + Composition.

Pitfalls and red flags

  • Attempting to `extend` two classes directly; SystemVerilog allows only one base class.

  • Copy-pasting helper logic into every class instead of delegating to a composed object.

  • Not documenting ownership/lifetime of composed helper objects, causing null-handle runtime errors.

  • Using deep inheritance chains to fake multiple inheritance, which couples unrelated responsibilities.

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