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Superclass & Subclass

I just learned about "Classes" yesterday and for some reason, the concept of superclasses and subclasses feel unnatural to me. Why is it that the subclass/child can have the functionality/prototype of the superclass/parent and more, but not the other way around. I understand how it works I guess I'm just not happy with the naming convention of Superclass and Subclass lol..

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rhymes •

Hi ogbanana, the simplest example is literal heredity in biology.

You inherit traits from your parents, not the other way around.

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ogbee •

That... makes so much sense. :O