Clases y POO

Los conceptos de Programación Orientada a Objetos varían entre lenguajes. Así es como funcionan las clases, la herencia, las interfaces y el polimorfismo en diferentes lenguajes.

Definición de Clases e Instanciación

JavaScript

// ES6 Classes
class Person {
  constructor(name, age) {
      this.name = name;
      this.age = age;
  }
  
  greet() {
      return `Hello, I'm ${this.name}`;
  }
}

// Instantiation
const person = new Person("John", 30);

// Inheritance
class Student extends Person {
  constructor(name, age, school) {
      super(name, age);
      this.school = school;
  }
  
  study() {
      return `${this.name} is studying`;
  }
}

PHP

<?php
// Class definition
class Person {
  private $name;
  private $age;
  
  public function __construct($name, $age) {
      $this->name = $name;
      $this->age = $age;
  }
  
  public function greet() {
      return "Hello, I'm " . $this->name;
  }
}

// Instantiation
$person = new Person("John", 30);

// Inheritance
class Student extends Person {
  private $school;
  
  public function __construct($name, $age, $school) {
      parent::__construct($name, $age);
      $this->school = $school;
  }
  
  public function study() {
      return $this->name . " is studying";
  }
}

Rust

// Structs with impl blocks
struct Person {
  name: String,
  age: u32,
}

impl Person {
  fn new(name: String, age: u32) -> Person {
      Person { name, age }
  }
  
  fn greet(&self) -> String {
      format!("Hello, I'm {}", self.name)
  }
}

// Traits (similar to interfaces)
trait Greetable {
  fn greet(&self) -> String;
}

impl Greetable for Person {
  fn greet(&self) -> String {
      format!("Hello, I'm {}", self.name)
  }
}

Go

// Structs with methods
type Person struct {
  name string
  age  int
}

func NewPerson(name string, age int) *Person {
  return &Person{name: name, age: age}
}

func (p *Person) Greet() string {
  return fmt.Sprintf("Hello, I'm %s", p.name)
}

// Interfaces
type Greetable interface {
  Greet() string
}

// Embedding (composition)
type Student struct {
  Person
  school string
}

Python

# Class definition
class Person:
  def __init__(self, name, age):
      self.name = name
      self.age = age
  
  def greet(self):
      return f"Hello, I'm {self.name}"

# Instantiation
person = Person("John", 30)

# Inheritance
class Student(Person):
  def __init__(self, name, age, school):
      super().__init__(name, age)
      self.school = school
  
  def study(self):
      return f"{self.name} is studying"

Zig

// Structs with methods
const Person = struct {
  name: []const u8,
  age: u32,
  
  pub fn init(name: []const u8, age: u32) Person {
      return Person{
          .name = name,
          .age = age,
      };
  }
  
  pub fn greet(self: Person) []const u8 {
      return "Hello, I'm " ++ self.name;
  }
};

// Interfaces (using function pointers)
const Greetable = struct {
  greet: fn (*const anyopaque) []const u8,
};

C#

// Class definition
public class Person
{
  private string name;
  private int age;
  
  public Person(string name, int age)
  {
      this.name = name;
      this.age = age;
  }
  
  public virtual string Greet()
  {
      return $"Hello, I'm {name}";
  }
}

// Instantiation
var person = new Person("John", 30);

// Inheritance
public class Student : Person
{
  private string school;
  
  public Student(string name, int age, string school) 
      : base(name, age)
  {
      this.school = school;
  }
  
  public override string Greet()
  {
      return base.Greet() + $" and I study at {school}";
  }
}

C++

// Class definition
class Person {
private:
  std::string name;
  int age;
  
public:
  Person(const std::string& name, int age) 
      : name(name), age(age) {}
  
  virtual std::string greet() const {
      return "Hello, I'm " + name;
  }
  
  virtual ~Person() = default;
};

// Instantiation
Person person("John", 30);

// Inheritance
class Student : public Person {
private:
  std::string school;
  
public:
  Student(const std::string& name, int age, 
          const std::string& school)
      : Person(name, age), school(school) {}
  
  std::string greet() const override {
      return Person::greet() + " and I study at " + school;
  }
};

C

// Struct with function pointers (OOP-like)
typedef struct {
  char name[50];
  int age;
  void (*greet)(struct Person*);
} Person;

void person_greet(Person* self) {
  printf("Hello, I'm %s\n", self->name);
}

Person* person_new(const char* name, int age) {
  Person* p = malloc(sizeof(Person));
  strcpy(p->name, name);
  p->age = age;
  p->greet = person_greet;
  return p;
}

Java

// Class definition
public class Person {
  private String name;
  private int age;
  
  public Person(String name, int age) {
      this.name = name;
      this.age = age;
  }
  
  public String greet() {
      return "Hello, I'm " + name;
  }
}

// Instantiation
Person person = new Person("John", 30);

// Inheritance
public class Student extends Person {
  private String school;
  
  public Student(String name, int age, String school) {
      super(name, age);
      this.school = school;
  }
  
  @Override
  public String greet() {
      return super.greet() + " and I study at " + school;
  }
}

Ruby

# Class definition
class Person
  def initialize(name, age)
      @name = name
      @age = age
  end
  
  def greet
      "Hello, I'm #{@name}"
  end
end

# Instantiation
person = Person.new("John", 30)

# Inheritance
class Student < Person
  def initialize(name, age, school)
      super(name, age)
      @school = school
  end
  
  def study
      "#{@name} is studying"
  end
end

Swift

// Class definition
class Person {
  private var name: String
  private var age: Int
  
  init(name: String, age: Int) {
      self.name = name
      self.age = age
  }
  
  func greet() -> String {
      "Hello, I'm \(name)"
  }
}

// Instantiation
let person = Person(name: "John", age: 30)

// Inheritance
class Student: Person {
  private var school: String
  
  init(name: String, age: Int, school: String) {
      self.school = school
      super.init(name: name, age: age)
  }
  
  override func greet() -> String {
      super.greet() + " and I study at \(school)"
  }
}

Interfaces y Polimorfismo

JavaScript

// No native interfaces, use duck typing
class Dog {
  makeSound() {
      return "Woof!";
  }
}

class Cat {
  makeSound() {
      return "Meow!";
  }
}

// Polymorphism
function animalSound(animal) {
  return animal.makeSound();
}

// TypeScript interfaces
interface Animal {
  makeSound(): string;
}

PHP

<?php
// Interfaces
interface Animal {
  public function makeSound(): string;
}

class Dog implements Animal {
  public function makeSound(): string {
      return "Woof!";
  }
}

class Cat implements Animal {
  public function makeSound(): string {
      return "Meow!";
  }
}

// Polymorphism
function animalSound(Animal $animal): string {
  return $animal->makeSound();
}

Rust

// Traits (interfaces)
trait Animal {
  fn make_sound(&self) -> String;
}

struct Dog;
impl Animal for Dog {
  fn make_sound(&self) -> String {
      "Woof!".to_string()
  }
}

struct Cat;
impl Animal for Cat {
  fn make_sound(&self) -> String {
      "Meow!".to_string()
  }
}

// Polymorphism
fn animal_sound(animal: &dyn Animal) -> String {
  animal.make_sound()
}

Go

// Interfaces
type Animal interface {
  MakeSound() string
}

type Dog struct{}
func (d Dog) MakeSound() string {
  return "Woof!"
}

type Cat struct{}
func (c Cat) MakeSound() string {
  return "Meow!"
}

// Polymorphism
func AnimalSound(a Animal) string {
  return a.MakeSound()
}

Python

# Duck typing (no explicit interfaces)
class Dog:
  def make_sound(self):
      return "Woof!"

class Cat:
  def make_sound(self):
      return "Meow!"

# Polymorphism
def animal_sound(animal):
  return animal.make_sound()

# ABC (Abstract Base Classes)
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

class Animal(ABC):
  @abstractmethod
  def make_sound(self):
      pass

Zig

// Function pointers (interface-like)
const Animal = struct {
  make_sound: fn (*const anyopaque) []const u8,
};

const Dog = struct {
  pub fn make_sound(self: *const Dog) []const u8 {
      return "Woof!";
  }
};

// Polymorphism through function pointers
fn animal_sound(animal: Animal) []const u8 {
  return animal.make_sound(animal.self);
}

C#

// Interfaces
public interface IAnimal
{
  string MakeSound();
}

public class Dog : IAnimal
{
  public string MakeSound() => "Woof!";
}

public class Cat : IAnimal
{
  public string MakeSound() => "Meow!";
}

// Polymorphism
public static string AnimalSound(IAnimal animal)
{
  return animal.MakeSound();
}

C++

// Abstract classes
class Animal {
public:
  virtual std::string makeSound() = 0;
  virtual ~Animal() = default;
};

class Dog : public Animal {
public:
  std::string makeSound() override {
      return "Woof!";
  }
};

class Cat : public Animal {
public:
  std::string makeSound() override {
      return "Meow!";
  }
};

// Polymorphism
std::string animalSound(Animal* animal) {
  return animal->makeSound();
}

C

// Function pointers in structs
typedef struct {
  void* self;
  char* (*makeSound)(void*);
} Animal;

char* dog_makeSound(void* self) {
  return "Woof!";
}

char* cat_makeSound(void* self) {
  return "Meow!";
}

// Polymorphism
char* animalSound(Animal* animal) {
  return animal->makeSound(animal->self);
}

Java

// Interfaces
public interface Animal {
  String makeSound();
}

public class Dog implements Animal {
  @Override
  public String makeSound() {
      return "Woof!";
  }
}

public class Cat implements Animal {
  @Override
  public String makeSound() {
      return "Meow!";
  }
}

// Polymorphism
public static String animalSound(Animal animal) {
  return animal.makeSound();
}

Ruby

# Modules as interfaces
module Animal
  def make_sound
      raise NotImplementedError
  end
end

class Dog
  include Animal
  
  def make_sound
      "Woof!"
  end
end

class Cat
  include Animal
  
  def make_sound
      "Meow!"
  end
end

# Polymorphism
def animal_sound(animal)
  animal.make_sound
end

Swift

// Protocols (interfaces)
protocol Animal {
  func makeSound() -> String
}

class Dog: Animal {
  func makeSound() -> String {
      "Woof!"
  }
}

class Cat: Animal {
  func makeSound() -> String {
      "Meow!"
  }
}

// Polymorphism
func animalSound(_ animal: Animal) -> String {
  animal.makeSound()
}

Puntos Clave

• Modelos de herencia — Java, C#, C++, PHP, Ruby, Swift y JavaScript usan herencia simple basada en clases con la sintaxis extends o :; por ejemplo, class Student extends Person en Java o class Student(Person) en Python. Go rechaza la herencia por completo y usa composición por incrustación: type Student struct { Person; school string } incrusta los campos y métodos de Person directamente. Rust no tiene herencia en absoluto—solo traits que los tipos implementan. Elige Go o Rust cuando quieras composición sobre jerarquía; elige Java/C#/Swift cuando necesites taxonomías de clases claras y sobreescritura de métodos.

• Patrones de interfaces — Java, C#, Swift y PHP requieren declaraciones explícitas de implements: class Dog implements Animal. Go usa tipado estructural: cualquier tipo con un método MakeSound() string satisface type Animal interface { MakeSound() string } sin declararlo. Python y Ruby dependen del duck typing—si tiene make_sound(), funciona. Los traits de Rust funcionan como interfaces: impl Animal for Dog { fn make_sound(&self) -> String { ... } }. C y Zig simulan interfaces mediante structs de punteros a funciones. Prefiere interfaces implícitas al estilo Go para flexibilidad; prefiere interfaces explícitas cuando quieras aplicación de contratos en tiempo de compilación.

• Filosofía de POO — La POO tradicional (Java, C#, C++) se centra en clases, jerarquías de herencia y virtual/override para polimorfismo. Go y Rust favorecen la composición y los traits: "prefiere composición sobre herencia." JavaScript y Python son multiparadigma—puedes usar clases o evitarlas por completo. Si estás construyendo modelos de dominio con jerarquías claras (por ejemplo, Vehiculo → Auto → AutoElectrico), Java/C#/Swift sobresalen. Si quieres diseños planos y componibles con mínima ceremonia, elige Go o Rust.

• Memoria y ciclo de vida — C++ y Rust requieren atención explícita al ciclo de vida de los objetos: C++ usa destructores virtual y RAII; la propiedad de Rust previene referencias colgantes. Java, C#, PHP, Ruby, Python y JavaScript usan recolección de basura, así que raramente gestionas el tiempo de vida de los objetos. Go usa un GC ligero. Para programación de sistemas o código crítico en rendimiento, Rust y C++ te dan control; para desarrollo rápido, los lenguajes con recolección de basura reducen la carga cognitiva.