Recommended ways to handle final classes

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On Friday, 16 August 2013 at 18:20:46 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> I'm not an OOP *hater* per se, but I *am* a skeptic about 
> applying OOP
> anywhere and everywhere, even when it doesn't really belong
> (*cough*Java*cough*). Different problems need different 
> solutions;
> insisting on turning a screw with a hammer only leads to poor 
> hacks,
> boilerplate, and other code smells.

I was not really speaking about OOP concept as-is but about 
traditional implementations in languages like C++ or Java that 
suggest using class hierarchies for ~everything.

Really loved this article found on reddit few months ago, it 
pretty much sums up my feelings on topic: 
https://lwn.net/Articles/548560/ . It speaks about Go and Rust 
but key point is generic - classical class-based OOP only makes 
sense if you need a run-time polymorphic behavior (and even than 
there are exceptions).

I believe that with the development of meta-programming tools 
completely new approach will emerge eventually.