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		ericHosick on Feb 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why not inherit from List? Also a best known practice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_over_inheritance

auvrw on Feb 16, 2014 [–]

although the two aren't mutually exclusive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern

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