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Object Oriented Programming, or OOP, is a design pattern for writing computer programs. OOP uses Classes and Objects to separate and modularise programs that manage different domains. Such as a module for handling the wind shields, or a module that handles the air conditioning system, for a car.

The advantage of Object Oriented Programming is that much of the complexity is hidden in the objects. Programmers only need to worry about how to use them, instead of understanding how they work.

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Many programming languages are OOP. Such as Ruby, C++, Python. JavaScript belongs to a subset of OOP called Prototypical Programming.

The most important concept to understand about OOP is inheritance. Classes can inherit other Classes, called Super Class, properties of a Super Class is passed down to a Sub Class through inheritance. You can create multi level inheritance structure.

As an example, the Sub Class Shiba Inu inherits from the Dog Class, which inherits from the Animal Class.

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OOP can be painful to write in certain languages, where there are many rules and restrictions to follow. But the other side of that is your code is less likely to break during run time. Since much of the basic errors are caught by convention.

Ruby

Ruby is a general purpose programming language that you can use to write all sorts of programs. It is the base language of the popular web applications framework called Ruby on Rails.

Programming is creating instructions for the computer to perform specific tasks. A person who writes programs is called a programmer. There are many different programming languages a programmer can write programs in.

Programming Language

Coding is a way to talk to computers. In essence, when we code, we are telling the computer what to do. It’s the same thing as telling a person what to do. A programming language is like any spoken language.