OOP and Computational Thinking.
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Object Oriented Programming is a popular programming paradigm based on the “object” data structure. These objects can contain functions/method and data fields/attributes.
1. What is the significance of the OOP paradigm to modern software design and development?
2. Research and list at least three programming languages that support OOP. What are their similarities and differences?
3. Research and list at least two alternatives to OOP. Describe the benefits and disadvantages of each.
OOP and Computational Thinking
The object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based upon objects (having both data and methods) that aims to incorporate the advantages of modularity and reusability. Objects, which are usually instances of classes, are used to interact with one another to design applications and computer programs. The important features of OOP are: bottom-up approach in program design; programs organized around objects, grouped in classes; focus on data with methods to operate upon object`s data; interaction between objects through functions; and reusability of design through creation of new classes by adding features to existing classes. Some examples of object-oriented programming languages are C++, Java, Smalltalk, Delphi, Python, Ruby, Perl, and PHP.
