What is the result of compiling and running the following code?

class Base {
    public String name = "Base";
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
}

class Sub extends Base {
    public String name = "Sub";
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
}

public class Program {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Sub s = new Sub();
        Base b = s;
        System.out.println(b.name);
    }
}
Explanation
When accessing the fields the link type is used and not the a real object. If instead of turning to the field a call to get the value of the overridden method field was made thanks to the late binding we would get the value of the real object.

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