Inheritance?
gaius: The effect is this: it looks like real work but doesn't require you to hit compile and run the app and find that it doesn't work. It's the same with refactoring. People love doing it because you seem busy but don't have to take the risk of revealing (if only to yourself) that your code doesn't do what you think it ought.It's one reason for the success of Java in the marketplace, there's so much scaffolding to be done that it keeps loads of people busy-looking.