Would flattening dtos be an approach that makes client code easier to write? Whats is the best practice here?
Would flattening dtos be an approach that makes client code easier to write? Whats
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Would flattening dtos be an approach that makes client code easier to write? Whats is the best practice here?
The purpose of DTOs is to transfer data in a structured way. Inheritance tends to get in the way of that when trying to establish a data contract between client and server. You can do it, but it tends to be painful.
I recommend you go with aggregation instead.