Which should I prefer: composition or private inheritance?, C++ FAQ

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FAQ: Which should I prefer: composition or private inheritance? ←(in the new Super-FAQ)

It's in Section: Inheritance — private and protected inheritance:

FAQ: How do you express "private inheritance"?
FAQ: How are "private inheritance" and "composition" similar?
FAQ: Which should I prefer: composition or private inheritance? (this FAQ)
FAQ: Should I pointer-cast from a private derived class to its base class?
FAQ: How is protected inheritance related to private inheritance?
FAQ: What are the access rules with private and protected inheritance?