Why does LinkedHashSet extend HashSet and implement Set

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I’ve asked Josh Bloch, and he informs me that it was a mistake. He used to think, long ago, that there was some value in it, but he since “saw the light”. Clearly JDK maintainers haven’t considered this to be worth backing out later.

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