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Jack Pritom Soren
Jack Pritom Soren

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Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

What is OOP ?

Object Oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that relies on the concept of classes and objects. It is used to structure a software program into simple, reusable pieces of code blueprints (usually called classes), which are used to create individual instances of objects.

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Advantage :

  • Reusable, objects can be used across programs

  • OOP models complex things as reproducible, simple structures

  • Easier to debug, classes often contain all applicable information to them

  • Secure, protects information through encapsulation

Structure of OOP :

The structure, or building blocks, of object-oriented programming include the following:

  • Classes

  • Objects

  • Methods

  • Attributes

Main Principles of OOP :

  • Encapsulation

  • Abstraction

  • Inheritance

  • Polymorphism

Programming languages designed primarily for OOP include:
Java,Python,C++

Other programming languages that pair with OOP include:
PHP,JavaScript

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