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Before Object Oriented Programming One of the easiest ways to understand what is meant by ‘object oriented’, is to define what it is not.

In programming we were particularly interested in the subject of object-oriented programming (OOP). At this point, an interim conclusion may be granted: The topic of OOP has sneaked in and established ...

Functional programming supports well-defined, defensible software giving reproducible results. Object-oriented programming is the mechanism par excellence for managing complexity while keeping things ...

Do you have a single class in your Java design that does too much and knows too much? If so, you've fallen into the God object antipattern. Here's a look at how to refactor your God object and ...