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I have mentioned "object oriented programming" or "object oriented programming language" or "objects"
several times in this tutorial and briefly explain it.It is time for you to get a better understanding of the concept and why programming languages that support the concept are a great choice.
There is also a very nice general article on Wikipedia that you may wish to check after reading this chapter.
OOP is a programming paradigm first introduced in the 1960s that gained more acceptance starting from the 1980s after the C++ programming language was introduced.
An object oriented programming language or OOP supports the use of "objects" in designing programs.Probably one of the most important features is encapsulation.Other features widely "abused" are inheritance, polymorphism or modularity.
OOP is supposed to make writing and maintaining code easier, as well as allowing future improvements in code easily without having to modify a great deal of what's already been coded.OOP code is also easier to understand by someone who hasn't previously participated in developing the program or in other words, by someone who comes in contact with the code for the first time.
OOP consists of a few fundamental concepts such as : classes, methods, objects, encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance, abstraction, message passing.
I will invite you again to check Wikipedia for more detail on the meaning of each of these concepts.
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