Object-Oriented Programming Foundations

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Course Outline

  1. Programming Paradigms and Procedural Limits
  2. Object-Oriented Programming Essentials
  3. Classes Objects and Members
  4. Encapsulation Abstraction and Hiding
  5. Inheritance and Polymorphism
  6. Binding and Message Passing
  7. Benefits of Object-Oriented Programming

1. Programming Paradigms and Procedural Limits

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Programming language: A language used to write instructions and tell a computer how to perform specific tasks.
  • Procedural programming: An approach in which a program is written as a sequence of steps or procedures to solve a problem and executes instructions from top to bottom.

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  • The main limitations are:
    • difficult code reuse
    • increasingly difficult error checking
    • dependence between code sections
    • unsuitability for real-world applications
    • lack of data security
    • difficult maintenance in large programs

Further detail

  • Procedural programming is easy to learn, supports code reuse through functions, and is suitable for small and medium-sized programs.

Memory Hook

Procedural programming follows steps; OOP organizes data and behavior around objects.

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1. What is the defining execution pattern of procedural programming?

2. Which situation best illustrates a major limitation of procedural programming?

3. How does object-oriented programming represent a real-world entity in a program?

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What is a programming language used for?

To write instructions and tell a computer how to perform tasks.

What is procedural programming?

An approach writing programs as sequences of steps executing top to bottom.

What is object-oriented programming?

A programming approach using classes and objects combining data and functions into one object.

What do attributes and methods represent in an object?

Attributes describe data and methods describe behavior of a real-world entity.

Programming Paradigm

Approach to solving problems with code

Procedural Programming Limits

Hard to reuse, error-prone, data insecure

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