Medieval Polymorphism Diagram

Text on the meme

Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism

What it means

A medieval-style illuminated illustration shows a bizarre many-headed, many-limbed creature carrying or containing several smaller human and animal forms, beneath the caption “Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism.” The joke compares object-oriented programming concepts to a grotesque medieval monster, humorously visualizing nested forms, inherited traits, and multiple forms in one organism. EN: A medieval-style illuminated illustration shows a bizarre many-headed, many-limbed creature carrying or containing several smaller human and animal forms, beneath the caption “Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism.” The joke compares object-oriented programming concepts to a grotesque medieval monster, humorously visualizing nested forms, inherited traits, and multiple forms in one organism.

Objects

medieval monster / средневековое чудовище multiple heads / несколько голов human faces / человеческие лица animal bodies / тела животных feathers / перья crowns / короны red fabric / красная ткань blue background / синий фон large beast head / голова большого зверя small human figures / маленькие человеческие фигуры illuminated manuscript style / стиль иллюминированной рукописи star / звезда serpentine limbs / змеевидные конечности horns / рога water / вода