Use of Final Keyword

[Naty wills]

Hi all,
It is always be suggested that "Avoid the use of Final Keyword" while designing a software.
Can somebody explains me why is it so??

Thanks
Naty

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Who suggested this, then? Blanket statements like this one are usually bad advice; this one, especially so. In general, 'final' is a useful tool with few (if any) drawbacks.

[Jean-Francois Briere]

The final keyword has many useful aspects.
You should read: Use final liberally.

Regards

[Naty wills]

Hi ,
Thanks for replies..
I was just thinking that use of Final Keyword violates the OOPS concept specially Inheritance. So whether we should use this or not?