If you look at Rust for example, then you specify the Traits instead. So, you could define a trait that defines the properties for birth, another to define if the animal have a beak, and another one to define the number and type of legs. The each animal implement these traits, which then properly can define a duck, cat and a platypus.
What's a good alternative to inheritance in your Animals example?
If you look at Rust for example, then you specify the Traits instead. So, you could define a trait that defines the properties for birth, another to define if the animal have a beak, and another one to define the number and type of legs. The each animal implement these traits, which then properly can define a duck, cat and a platypus.
Thanks for the explanation! I haven't worked with Rust before, would these traits be an equivalent of C# interfaces?
Traits are similar to an interface, but with some differences. Here is a comparison with Java interfaces https://stackoverflow.com/a/69485860