Creating an extension method that extends ``++Object++`` is not recommended because it makes the method available on _every_ type. Extensions should be applied at the most specialized level possible, and that is very unlikely to be ``++Object++``.
== Noncompliant Code Example
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Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Module MyExtensions
<Extension>
Sub SomeExtension(obj As Object) ' Noncompliant
' ...
End Sub
End Module
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