return new MutableClassToInstanceMap<>(new HashMap<Class<? extends @NonNull B>, B>());
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new {@code MutableClassToInstanceMap} instance backed by a given empty {@code
   * backingMap}. The caller surrenders control of the backing map, and thus should not allow any
   * direct references to it to remain accessible.
   */
  public static <B extends @Nullable Object> MutableClassToInstanceMap<B> create(