title: Why can't I inherit static classes?
body: <p>I have several classes that do not really need any state. From the organizational point of view, I would like to put them into hierarchy.</p>
  
  <p>But it seems I can't declare inheritance for static classes.</p>
  
  <p>Something like that:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public static class Base
  {
  }
  
  public static class Inherited : Base
  {
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>will not work.</p>
  
  <p>Why have the designers of the language closed that possibility?</p>