Object oriented programing in a couple minutes

OOP is an Ideology inside of Coding. It uses classes, functions and variables as its main components. There is also inheritance, abstraction, polymorphism and encapsulation, but we will only focus on the main components in this lesson

What languages use OOP?

Languages that use OOP include Java, Python, C++, C#, Lua, and Go, just to name a few. Every language has different OOP functions and definitions! some just have functions and variables, others have inheritance and pillars as well!

What is FP compared to OOP?

FP (Or functional programming) is the inverse of OOP: instead of classes they just put the info in the open! In FP everything is global and is usually harder to read. But in OOP we can use inheritance and functions and other objects to make our programs!

When to use FP:

• If you are writing short code

• If you are writing 12+ files

• if you are writing 1-2 files

when to use OOP:

• if your code is long

• if you want readability

• if you have a lot of repetition or recursion

conclusion

in conclusion, OOP is a large part of coding software!