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While most students pick up algorithmic approaches to programming fairly easily, many struggle to get their heads around the idea of object-orientation.

Before Object Oriented Programming One of the easiest ways to understand what is meant by ‘object oriented’, is to define what it is not.

This lesson starts a new segment about Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) — an important set of concepts critical to understanding any modern software, not just modern embedded software.

Functional programming supports well-defined, defensible software giving reproducible results. Object-oriented programming is the mechanism par excellence for managing complexity while keeping things ...

This class does not focus on object-oriented programming; however, we will examine many examples of object-oriented systems written in Java, Python, and other languages. A primary focus will be the ...

In programming we were particularly interested in the subject of object-oriented programming (OOP). At this point, an interim conclusion may be granted: The topic of OOP has sneaked in and established ...

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is sometimes portrayed as difficult and intimidating. The truth is that object-oriented programming uses a very familiar model to help make programs easier to manage.